Islamic prayer
Surah Furqan
Surah Al-Furqan from the Qur'an, in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.
- 77 verses
- About 8 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
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ نَذِيرًا
Tabaraka alladhi nazzala al‑furqana 'ala 'abdihi liyakuna lil-'alamina nadhira
Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples.
- 2
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ تَقْدِيرًا
Alladhi lahu mulku as‑samawati wa‑al‑ardi walam yattakhidh waladan walam yakun lahu sharikun fi al‑mulki wakhalaqa kulla shay'in faqaddarahu taqdira
He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure.
- 3
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَوٰةً وَلَا نُشُورًا
Wattakhadhu min dunihi alihatan la yakhluquna shay'an wahum yukhlaquna wala yamlikuna li'anfusihim darran wala naf'an wala yamlikuna mawtan wala hayatan wala nushura
Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead.
- 4
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ وَأَعَانَهُۥ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ ءَاخَرُونَ ۖ فَقَدْ جَآءُو ظُلْمًا وَزُورًا
Waqala alladhina kafaru in hadha illa ifkun iftarahu wa'a'anahu 'alayhi qawmun akharuna faqad ja'u zulman wazura
Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they have produced a slander and a lie.
- 5
وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٱكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِىَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
Waqalu asatiru al‑awwalina iktatabaha fahiya tumla 'alayhi bukratan wa'asila
And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening.
- 6
قُلْ أَنزَلَهُ ٱلَّذِى يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Qul anzalahu alladhi ya'lamu as‑sirra fi as‑samawati wa‑al‑ardi innahu kana ghafuran rahima
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret of the heavens and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving, Merciful.
- 7
وَقَالُوا۟ مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِى فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُۥ نَذِيرًا
Waqalu mali hadha ar‑rasuli ya'kulu at‑ta'ama wayamshi fi al‑aswaqi lawla unzila ilayhi malakun fayakuna ma'ahu nadhira
And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets? Why is not an angel sent down unto him, to be a warner with him.
- 8
أَوْ يُلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ كَنزٌ أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُۥ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا ۚ وَقَالَ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا
Aw yulqa ilayhi kanzun aw takunu lahu jannatun ya'kulu minha waqala az‑zalimuna in tattabi'una illa rajulan mashura
Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched.
- 9
ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ فَضَلُّوا۟ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا
Unzur kayfa darabu laka al‑amthala fadallu fala yastati'una sabila
See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that they are all astray and cannot find a road!
- 10
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِن شَآءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْرًا مِّن ذَٰلِكَ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ وَيَجْعَل لَّكَ قُصُورًۢا
Tabaraka alladhi in sha'a ja'ala laka khayran min dhalika jannatin tajri min tahtiha al‑anharu wayaj'al laka qusura
Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions.
- 11
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِمَن كَذَّبَ بِٱلسَّاعَةِ سَعِيرًا
Bal kadhdhabu bis‑sa'ati wa'a'tadna liman kadhdhaba bis‑sa'ati sa'ira
Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and for those who deny (the coming of) the Hour We have prepared a flame.
- 12
إِذَا رَأَتْهُم مِّن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا تَغَيُّظًا وَزَفِيرًا
Idha ra'athum min makanin ba'idin sami'u laha taghayyuzan wazafira
When it seeth them from afar, they hear the crackling and the roar thereof.
- 13
وَإِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ مِنْهَا مَكَانًا ضَيِّقًا مُّقَرَّنِينَ دَعَوْا۟ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورًا
Wa'idha ulqu minha makanan dayyiqan muqarranina da'aw hunalika thubura
And when they are flung into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there.
- 14
لَّا تَدْعُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَٰحِدًا وَٱدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا
La tad'u al‑yawma thuburan wahidan wad'u thuburan kathira
Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions!
- 15
قُلْ أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ ٱلْخُلْدِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَآءً وَمَصِيرًا
Qul adhalika khayrun am jannatu al‑khuldi allati wu'ida al‑muttaquna kanat lahum jaza'an wamasira
Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end.
- 16
لَّهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَ خَٰلِدِينَ ۚ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ وَعْدًا مَّسْـُٔولًا
Lahum fiha ma yasha'una khalidina kana 'ala rabbika wa'dan mas'ula
Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled.
- 17
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ
Wayawma yahshuruhum wama ya'buduna min duni Allahi fayaqulu a'antum adlaltum 'ibadi ha'ula'i am hum dallu as‑sabil
And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way?
- 18
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِى لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا
Qalu subhanaka ma kana yanbaghi lana an nattakhidha min dunika min awliya'a walakin matta'tahum wa'aba'ahum hatta nasu adh‑dhikra wakanu qawman bura
They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk.
- 19
فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا ۚ وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا
Faqad kadhdhabukum bima taquluna fama tastati'una sarfan wala nasran waman yazlim minkum nudhiqhu 'adhaban kabira
Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment.
- 20
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۗ وَجَعَلْنَا بَعْضَكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِتْنَةً أَتَصْبِرُونَ ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ بَصِيرًا
Wama arsalna qablaka mina al‑mursalina illa innahum laya'kuluna at‑ta'ama wayamshuna fi al‑aswaqi waja'alna ba'dakum liba'din fitnatan atasbiruna wakana rabbuka basira
We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast? And thy Lord is ever Seer.
- 21
۞ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا ۗ لَقَدِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْ عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا
Wa qala alladhina la yarjuna liqa'ana lawla unzila 'alayna al‑mala'ikatu aw nara Rabbana laqadi istakbaru fi anfusihim wa 'ataw 'utuwwan kabira
And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride.
- 22
يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا
Yawma yarawna al‑mala'ikata la bushra yawma'idhin lil‑mujrimina wa yaquluna hijran mahjura
On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban!
- 23
وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُورًا
Wa qadimna ila ma 'amilu min 'amalin faja'alnahu haba'an manthura
And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes.
- 24
أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌ مُّسْتَقَرًّا وَأَحْسَنُ مَقِيلًا
Ashabu al‑jannati yawma'idhin khayrun mustaqarran wa ahsanu maqila
Those who have earned the Garden on that day will be better in their home and happier in their place of noonday rest;
- 25
وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا
Wa yawma tashaqqaqu as‑sama'u bil‑ghamami wa nuzzila al‑mala'ikatu tanzila
A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent.
- 26
ٱلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۚ وَكَانَ يَوْمًا عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَسِيرًا
Al‑mulku yawma'idhin al‑haqqu lir‑Rahmani wa kana yawman 'ala al‑kafirina 'asira
The Sovereignty on that day will be the True (Sovereignty) belonging to the Beneficent One, and it will be a hard day for disbelievers.
- 27
وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى ٱتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا
Wa yawma ya'addu az‑zalimu 'ala yadayhi yaqulu ya laytani ittakhadhtu ma'a ar‑rasuli sabila
On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)!
- 28
يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا
Ya waylata laytani lam attakhidh fulanan khalila
Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend!
- 29
لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِى عَنِ ٱلذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَنِى ۗ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولًا
Laqad adallani 'ani adh‑dhikri ba'da idh ja'ani wa kana ash‑shaytanu lil‑insani khadhula
He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need.
- 30
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مَهْجُورًا
Wa qala ar‑rasulu ya Rabbi inna qawmi ittakhadhu hadha al‑Qur'ana mahjura
And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account.
- 31
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا
Wa kadhalika ja'alna likulli nabiyyin 'aduwwan mina al‑mujrimina wa kafa bi‑Rabbika hadiyan wa nasira
Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper.
- 32
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ جُمْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَ ۖ وَرَتَّلْنَٰهُ تَرْتِيلًا
Wa qala alladhina kafaru lawla nuzzila 'alayhi al‑Qur'anu jumlatan wahidatan kadhalika linuthabbita bihi fu'adaka wa rattalnahu tartila
And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.
- 33
وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ إِلَّا جِئْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَحْسَنَ تَفْسِيرًا
Wa la ya'tunaka bimathalin illa ji'naka bil‑haqqi wa ahsana tafsira
And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument.
- 34
ٱلَّذِينَ يُحْشَرُونَ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
Alladhina yuhsharuna 'ala wujuhihim ila jahannama ula'ika sharrun makanan wa adallu sabila
Those who will be gathered on their faces unto hell: such are worse in plight and further from the right road.
- 35
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُۥٓ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ وَزِيرًا
Wa laqad atayna Musa al‑kitaba wa ja'alna ma'ahu akhahu Haruna wazira
We verily gave Moses the Scripture and placed with him his brother Aaron as henchman.
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فَقُلْنَا ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَدَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا
Faqulna idhhaba ila al‑qawmi alladhina kadhdhabu bi'ayatina fadammarnahum tadmira
Then We said: Go together unto the folk who have denied Our revelations. Then We destroyed them, a complete destruction.
- 37
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَّمَّا كَذَّبُوا۟ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ ءَايَةً ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
Wa qawma Nuhin lamma kadhdhabu ar‑rusula aghraqnahum wa ja'alnahum lin‑nasi ayatan wa a'tadna liz‑zalimina 'adhaban alima
And Noah's folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers.
- 38
وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَأَصْحَٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًۢا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًا
Wa 'adan wa thamuda wa ashaba ar‑rassi wa qurunan bayna dhalika kathira
And (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and the dwellers in Ar-Rass, and many generations in between.
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وَكُلًّا ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ ۖ وَكُلًّا تَبَّرْنَا تَتْبِيرًا
Wa kullan darabna lahu al‑amthala wa kullan tabbarna tatbira
Each (of them) We warned by examples, and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin.
- 40
وَلَقَدْ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَى ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۚ أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَرَوْنَهَا ۚ بَلْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُورًا
Wa laqad ataw 'ala al‑qaryati allati umtirat matara as‑saw'i afalam yakunu yarawnaha bal kanu la yarjuna nushura
And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection.
- 41
وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا
Wa idha ra'awka in yattakhidhunaka illa huzuwan ahadha alladhi ba'atha Allahu rasula
And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger?
- 42
إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
In kada layudilluna 'an alihatina lawla an sabarna 'alayha wa sawfa ya'lamuna hina yarawna al-'adhaba man adallu sabila
He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road.
- 43
أَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا
Ara'ayta mani ittakhadha ilahahu hawahu afa'anta takunu 'alayhi wakila
Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him?
- 44
أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ ۖ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
Am tahsabu anna aktharahum yasma'una aw ya'qiluna in hum illa kal‑an'ami bal hum adallu sabila
Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray?
- 45
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنًا ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا
Alam tara ila rabbika kayfa madda az‑zilla walaw sha'a laja'alahu sakinan thumma ja'alna ash‑shamsa 'alayhi dalila
Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot;
- 46
ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَٰهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا
Thumma qabadnahu ilayna qabdan yasira
Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal?
- 47
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُورًا
Wahuwa alladhi ja'ala lakumu al‑layla libasan wan‑nawma subatan waja'ala an‑nahara nushura
And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection.
- 48
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً طَهُورًا
Wahuwa alladhi arsala ar‑riyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi wa'anzalna mina as‑sama'i ma'an tahura
And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky,
- 49
لِّنُحْـِۧىَ بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا وَنُسْقِيَهُۥ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَآ أَنْعَٰمًا وَأَنَاسِىَّ كَثِيرًا
Linuhyiya bihi baldatan maytan wanusqiyahu mimma khalaqna an'aman wa'anasiyya kathira
That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof.
- 50
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَٰهُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًا
Walaqad sarrafnahu baynahum liyadhdhakkaru fa'aba aktharu an‑nasi illa kufura
And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save ingratitude.
- 51
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَبَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ نَّذِيرًا
Walaw shi'na laba'athna fi kulli qaryatin nadhira
If We willed, We could raise up a warner in every village.
- 52
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ وَجَٰهِدْهُم بِهِۦ جِهَادًا كَبِيرًا
Fala tuti'i al‑kafirina wajahidhum bihi jihadan kabira
So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour.
- 53
۞ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا
Wahuwa alladhi maraja al‑bahrayni hadha 'adhbun furatun wahadha milhun ujajun waja'ala baynahuma barzakhan wahijran mahjura
And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them.
- 54
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا
Wahuwa alladhi khalaqa mina al‑ma'i basharan faja'alahu nasaban wasihran wakana rabbuka qadira
And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful.
- 55
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱلْكَافِرُ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ ظَهِيرًا
Waya'buduna min duni Allahi ma la yanfa'uhum wala yadurruhum wakana al‑kafiru 'ala rabbihi zahira
Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord.
- 56
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا
Wama arsalnaka illa mubashshiran wanadhira
And We have sent thee (O Muhammad) only as a bearer of good tidings and a warner.
- 57
قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Qul ma as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin illa man sha'a an yattakhidha ila rabbihi sabila
Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord.
- 58
وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْحَىِّ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِۦ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِۦ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًا
Watawakkal 'ala al‑Hayyi alladhi la yamutu wasabbih bihamdihi wakafa bihi bidhunubi 'ibadihi khabira
And trust thou in the Living One Who dieth not, and hymn His praise. He sufficeth as the Knower of His bondmen's sins,
- 59
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَسْـَٔلْ بِهِۦ خَبِيرًا
Alladhi khalaqa as‑samawati wal‑arda wama baynahuma fi sittati ayyamin thumma istawa 'ala al-'arshi ar‑Rahmanu fas'al bihi khabira
Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him!
- 60
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ قَالُوا۟ وَمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ أَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمْ نُفُورًا ۩
Wa'idha qila lahumu usjudu lir‑Rahmani qalu wama ar‑Rahmanu anasjudu lima ta'muruna wazadahum nufura
And when it is said unto them: Prostrate to the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent? Are we to prostrate to whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us? And it increaseth aversion in them.
- 61
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا
Tabaraka alladhi ja'ala fi as‑sama'i burujan waja'ala fiha sirajan waqamaran munira
Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light!
- 62
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُورًا
Wahuwa alladhi ja'ala al‑layla wan‑nahara khilfatan liman arada an yadhdhakkara aw arada shukura
And He it is Who hath appointed night and day in succession, for him who desireth to remember, or desireth thankfulness.
- 63
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا
Wa'ibadu ar‑Rahmani alladhina yamshuna 'ala al‑ardi hawnan wa'idha khatabahumu al‑jahiluna qalu salama
The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace;
- 64
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَٰمًا
Walladhina yabituna lirabbihim sujjadan waqiyama
And who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing,
- 65
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا
Walladhina yaquluna rabbana isrif 'anna 'adhaba jahannama inna 'adhabaha kana gharama
And who say: Our Lord! Avert from us the doom of hell; lo! the doom thereof is anguish;
- 66
إِنَّهَا سَآءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
Innaha sa'at mustaqarran wamuqama
Lo! it is wretched as abode and station;
- 67
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا
Walladhina idha anfaqu lam yusrifu walam yaqturu wakana bayna dhalika qawama
And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two;
- 68
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا
Walladhina la yad'una ma'a Allahi ilahan akhara wala yaqtuluna an‑nafsa allati harrama Allahu illa bil‑haqqi wala yaznuna waman yaf'al dhalika yalqa athama
And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;
- 69
يُضَٰعَفْ لَهُ ٱلْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِۦ مُهَانًا
Yuda'af lahu al-'adhabu yawma al‑qiyamati wayakhlud fihi muhana
The doom will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein disdained for ever;
- 70
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَٰتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Illa man taba wa amana wa 'amila 'amalan salihan fa'ula'ika yubaddilu Allahu sayyi'atihim hasanatin wa kana Allahu ghafuran rahima
Save him who repenteth and believeth and doth righteous work; as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
- 71
وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَإِنَّهُۥ يَتُوبُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَتَابًا
Wa man taba wa 'amila salihan fa'innahu yatubu ila Allahi mataba
And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance -
- 72
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ ٱلزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِٱللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا۟ كِرَامًا
Walladhina la yashhaduna az‑zura wa idha marru bil‑laghwi marru kirama
And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.
- 73
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا
Walladhina idha dhukkiru bi'ayati rabbihim lam yakhirru 'alayha summan wa 'umyana
And those who, when they are reminded of the revelations of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat.
- 74
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَٱجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Walladhina yaquluna rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin waj'alna lil‑muttaqina imama
And who say: Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil).
- 75
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُجْزَوْنَ ٱلْغُرْفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ وَيُلَقَّوْنَ فِيهَا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلَٰمًا
Ula'ika yujzawna al‑ghurfata bima sabaru wa yulaqqawna fiha tahiyyatan wa salama
They will be awarded the high place forasmuch as they were steadfast, and they will meet therein with welcome and the ward of peace,
- 76
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ حَسُنَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
Khalidina fiha hasunat mustaqarran wa muqama
Abiding there for ever. Happy is it as abode and station!
- 77
قُلْ مَا يَعْبَؤُا۟ بِكُمْ رَبِّى لَوْلَا دُعَآؤُكُمْ ۖ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًۢا
Qul ma ya'ba'u bikum rabbi lawla du'a'ukum faqad kadhdhabtum fasawfa yakunu lizama
Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer. But now ye have denied (the Truth), therefor there will be judgment.
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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Milloin se lausutaan
Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah Al-Furqan during personal Qur'an reading or in prayer. It may be read at any time, without a particular day or season being required. Its closing passages invite reflection on humility, worship and conduct toward others.
Mistä se on peräisin
Surah Al-Furqan comes from the Qur'an and is generally classified as a Meccan surah. In Islamic tradition, the Qur'an was revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammad. Its title, often translated as 'The Criterion', refers to distinguishing truth from falsehood.

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Kysymyksiä teoksesta Surah Furqan
How many verses are in Surah Al-Furqan?
Surah Al-Furqan has 77 verses.
What does Al-Furqan mean?
Al-Furqan is commonly translated as 'The Criterion', meaning that which distinguishes truth from falsehood.
How long does it take to recite?
It takes about 8 minutes to recite, depending on the reader's pace.
What is Surah Al-Furqan about?
It addresses revelation, objections to the Prophet's message and signs of Allah in creation. Its closing passages describe the humility, devotion and moral conduct of the servants of the Most Merciful.
What language is Surah Al-Furqan in?
The original text is in Arabic. The English letters help readers follow the Arabic pronunciation, while the meaning explains the sense in English.


















