Islamic prayer
Surah Sajdah
Surah As-Sajdah from the Qur'an, in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.
- 30 verses
- About 4 minutes to recite
- From the Qur'an
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- 1
الٓمٓ
Alif lam mim
Alif. Lam. Mim
- 2
تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Tanzilu al‑kitabi la rayba fihi min rabbi al-'alamin
The revelation of the Scripture whereof there is no doubt is from the Lord of the Worlds.
- 3
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚ بَلْ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
Am yaquluna iftarahu bal huwa al‑haqqu min rabbika litundhira qawman ma atahum min nadhirin min qablika la'allahum yahtadun
Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may walk aright.
- 4
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ مَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Allahu alladhi khalaqa as‑samawati wa al‑arda wa ma baynahuma fi sittati ayyamin thumma istawa 'ala al-'arshi ma lakum min dunihi min waliyyin wa la shafi'in afala tatadhakkarun
Allah it is Who created the heavens and the earth, and that which is between them, in six Days. Then He mounted the Throne. Ye have not, beside Him, a protecting friend or mediator. Will ye not then remember?
- 5
يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥٓ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ
Yudabbiru al‑amra mina as‑sama'i ila al‑ardi thumma ya'ruju ilayhi fi yawmin kana miqdaruhu alfa sanatin mimma ta'uddun
He directeth the ordinance from the heaven unto the earth; then it ascendeth unto Him in a Day, whereof the measure is a thousand years of that ye reckon.
- 6
ذَٰلِكَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Dhalika 'alimu al‑ghaybi wa ash‑shahadati al-'azizu ar‑Rahim
Such is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Mighty, the Merciful,
- 7
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ۖ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ مِن طِينٍ
Alladhi ahsana kulla shay'in khalaqahu wa bada'a khalqa al‑insani min tin
Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;
- 8
ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُۥ مِن سُلَٰلَةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Thumma ja'ala naslahu min sulalatin min ma'in mahin
Then He made his seed from a draught of despised fluid;
- 9
ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦ ۖ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
Thumma sawwahu wa nafakha fihi min ruhihi wa ja'ala lakumu as‑sam'a wa al‑absara wa al‑af'idata qalilan ma tashkurun
Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit; and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts. Small thanks give ye!
- 10
وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا ضَلَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍۭ ۚ بَلْ هُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ كَٰفِرُونَ
Wa qalu a'idha dalalna fi al‑ardi a'inna lafi khalqin jadidin bal hum biliqa'i rabbihim kafirun
And they say: When we are lost in the earth, how can we then be re-created? Nay but they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord.
- 11
۞ قُلْ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ٱلَّذِى وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ
Qul yatawaffakum malaku al‑mawti alladhi wukkila bikum thumma ila rabbikum turja'un
Say: The angel of death, who hath charge concerning you, will gather you, and afterward unto your Lord ye will be returned.
- 12
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُوا۟ رُءُوسِهِمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَآ أَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَٱرْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَٰلِحًا إِنَّا مُوقِنُونَ
Wa law tara idhi al‑mujrimuna nakisu ru'usihim 'inda rabbihim Rabbana absarna wa sami'na farji'na na'mal salihan inna muqinun
Couldst thou but see when the guilty hang their heads before their Lord, (and say): Our Lord! We have now seen and heard, so send us back; we will do right, now we are sure.
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وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَـَٔاتَيْنَا كُلَّ نَفْسٍ هُدَىٰهَا وَلَٰكِنْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ مِنِّى لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
Wa law shi'na la'atayna kulla nafsin hudaha wa lakin haqqa al‑qawlu minni la'amla'anna jahannama mina al‑jinnati wa an‑nasi ajma'in
And if We had so willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me concerning evildoers took effect: that I will fill hell with the jinn and mankind together.
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فَذُوقُوا۟ بِمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَٰذَآ إِنَّا نَسِينَٰكُمْ ۖ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْخُلْدِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Fadhuqu bima nasitum liqa'a yawmikum hadha inna nasinakum wa dhuqu 'adhaba al‑khuldi bima kuntum ta'malun
So taste (the evil of your deeds). Forasmuch as ye forgot the meeting of this your day, lo! We forget you. Taste the doom of immortality because of what ye used to do.
- 15
إِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهَا خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًا وَسَبَّحُوا۟ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۩
Innama yu'minu bi'ayatina alladhina idha dhukkiru biha kharru sujjadan wa sabbahu bihamdi rabbihim wa hum la yastakbirun
Only those believe in Our revelations who, when they are reminded of them, fall down prostrate and hymn the praise of their Lord, and they are not scornful,
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تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Tatajafa junubuhum 'ani al‑madaji'i yad'una rabbahum khawfan wa tama'an wa mimma razaqnahum yunfiqun
Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that We have bestowed on them.
- 17
فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أُخْفِىَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Fala ta'lamu nafsun ma ukhfiya lahum min qurrati a'yunin jaza'an bima kanu ya'malun
No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do.
- 18
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا ۚ لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ
Afaman kana mu'minan kaman kana fasiqan la yastawun
Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike.
- 19
أَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ نُزُلًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Amma alladhina amanu wa 'amilu as‑salihati falahum jannatu al‑ma'wa nuzulan bima kanu ya'malun
But as for those who believe and do good works, for them are the Gardens of Retreat - a welcome (in reward) for what they used to do.
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وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا۟ فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Wa amma alladhina fasaqu fama'wahumu an‑naru kullama aradu an yakhruju minha u'idu fiha wa qila lahum dhuqu 'adhaba an‑nari alladhi kuntum bihi tukadhdhibun
And as for those who do evil, their retreat is the Fire. Whenever they desire to issue forth from thence, they are brought back thither. Unto them it is said: Taste the torment of the Fire which ye used to deny.
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وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Wa lanudhiqannahum mina al-'adhabi al‑adna duna al-'adhabi al‑akbari la'allahum yarji'un
And verily We make them taste the lower punishment before the greater, that haply they may return.
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وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهَآ ۚ إِنَّا مِنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُنتَقِمُونَ
Wa man azlamu mimman dhukkira bi'ayati rabbihi thumma a'rada 'anha inna mina al‑mujrimina muntaqimun
And who doth greater wrong than he who is reminded of the revelations of his Lord, then turneth from them. Lo! We shall requite the guilty.
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وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَآئِهِۦ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Wa laqad atayna Musa al‑kitaba fala takun fi miryatin min liqa'ihi wa ja'alnahu hudan li‑bani Isra'il
We verily gave Moses the Scripture; so be not ye in doubt of his receiving it; and We appointed it a guidance for the Children of Israel.
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وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا۟ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ
Wa ja'alna minhum a'immatan yahduna bi'amrina lamma sabaru wa kanu bi'ayatina yuqinun
And when they became steadfast and believed firmly in Our revelations, We appointed from among them leaders who guided by Our command.
- 25
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
Inna rabbaka huwa yafsilu baynahum yawma al‑qiyamati fima kanu fihi yakhtalifun
Lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.
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أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ ۖ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Awalam yahdi lahum kam ahlakna min qablihim mina al‑quruni yamshuna fi masakinihim inna fi dhalika la'ayatin afala yasma'un
Is it not a guidance for them (to observe) how many generations We destroyed before them, amid whose dwelling places they do walk? Lo! therein verily are portents! Will they not then heed?
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أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَسُوقُ ٱلْمَآءَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجُرُزِ فَنُخْرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرْعًا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَنْعَٰمُهُمْ وَأَنفُسُهُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يُبْصِرُونَ
Awalam yaraw anna nasuqu al‑ma'a ila al‑ardi al‑juruzi fanukhriju bihi zar'an ta'kulu minhu an'amuhum wa anfusuhum afala yubsirun
Have they not seen how We lead the water to the barren land and therewith bring forth crops whereof their cattle eat, and they themselves? Will they not then see?
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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْفَتْحُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Wa yaquluna mata hadha al‑fathu in kuntum sadiqin
And they say: When cometh this victory (of yours) if ye are truthful?
- 29
قُلْ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَتْحِ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
Qul yawma al‑fathi la yanfa'u alladhina kafaru imanuhum wa la hum yunzarun
Say (unto them): On the day of the victory the faith of those who disbelieve (and who then will believe) will not avail them, neither will they be reprieved.
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فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَٱنتَظِرْ إِنَّهُم مُّنتَظِرُونَ
Fa'a'rid 'anhum wantazir innahum muntazirun
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), and await (the event). Lo! they (also) are awaiting (it).
Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here
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Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah As-Sajdah during regular Qur'an reading or prayer. In the Sunni tradition, the Prophet Muhammad is reported to have recited it in the dawn prayer on Fridays. Its themes invite reflection on creation, resurrection and accountability before Allah.
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Surah As-Sajdah is from the Qur'an and is generally classified as a Meccan surah. Its name means “The Prostration” and refers to the passage describing believers who fall in prostration when reminded of Allah's revelations. In Islamic belief, the Qur'an was revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammad.

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Spørgsmål om Surah Sajdah
How many verses are in Surah As-Sajdah?
Surah As-Sajdah has 30 verses.
What does As-Sajdah mean?
As-Sajdah means “The Prostration.” The name refers to the humble response of believers to Allah's revelations.
How long does it take to recite?
It takes about 4 minutes to recite, though the time varies with pace and pauses.
When is Surah As-Sajdah recited?
It can be recited during ordinary Qur'an reading and prayer. In the Sunni tradition, its recitation in the Friday dawn prayer follows the reported practice of the Prophet Muhammad.
Should I prostrate while reciting this surah?
The surah contains a passage associated with the prostration of recitation, known as sujud al-tilawah. Sunni legal schools differ on its ruling and details, so follow the guidance of your school or a trusted teacher.


















