Islamic prayer
Surah Zukhruf
Surah Zukhruf from the Qur'an, in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.
- 89 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.
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حمٓ
Ha mim
Ha. Mim.
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وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Wa al‑kitabi al‑mubin
By the Scripture which maketh plain,
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إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Inna ja'alnahu qur'anan 'arabiyyan la'allakum ta'qilun
Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ
Wa innahu fi ummi al‑kitabi ladayna la'aliyyun hakim
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive.
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أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ
Afanadribu 'ankumu adh‑dhikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifin
Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk?
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وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Wa kam arsalna min nabiyyin fi al‑awwalin
How many a prophet did We send among the men of old!
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وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Wa ma ya'tihim min nabiyyin illa kanu bihi yastahzi'un
And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him.
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فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Fa'ahlakna ashadda minhum batshan wa mada mathalu al‑awwalin
Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).
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وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqa as‑samawati wa al‑arda layaqulunna khalaqahunna Al-'Azizu Al-'Alim
And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;
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ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
Alladhi ja'ala lakumu al‑arda mahdan wa ja'ala lakum fiha subulan la'allakum tahtadun
Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way;
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وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ
Wa alladhi nazzala mina as‑sama'i ma'an biqadarin fa'ansharna bihi baldatan maytan kadhalika tukhrajun
And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth;
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وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ
Wa alladhi khalaqa al‑azwaja kullaha wa ja'ala lakum mina al‑fulki wa al‑an'ami ma tarkabun
He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.
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لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ
Litastawu 'ala zuhurihi thumma tadhkuru ni'mata rabbikum idha istawaytum 'alayhi wa taqulu subhana alladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);
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وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibun
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.
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وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ
Wa ja'alu lahu min 'ibadihi juz'an inna al‑insana lakafurun mubin
And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.
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أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ
Ami ittakhadha mimma yakhluqu banatin wa asfakum bil‑banin
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons?
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وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Wa idha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lir‑Rahmani mathalan zalla wajhuhu muswaddan wa huwa kazim
And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage.
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أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ
Awaman yunashsha'u fi al‑hilyati wa huwa fi al‑khisami ghayru mubin
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain?
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وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ
Wa ja'alu al‑mala'ikata alladhina hum 'ibadu ar‑Rahmani inathan ashahidu khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wa yus'alun
And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned.
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وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
Wa qalu law sha'a ar‑Rahmanu ma 'abadnahum ma lahum bidhalika min 'ilmin in hum illa yakhrusun
And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.
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أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikun
Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto?
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بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Bal qalu inna wajadna aba'ana 'ala ummatin wa inna 'ala atharihim muhtadun
Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints.
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ
Wa kadhalika ma arsalna min qablika fi qaryatin min nadhirin illa qala mutrafuha inna wajadna aba'ana 'ala ummatin wa inna 'ala atharihim muqtadun
And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints.
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۞ قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Qala awalaw ji'tukum bi'ahda mimma wajadtum 'alayhi aba'akum qalu inna bima ursiltum bihi kafirun
(And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers.
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فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Fantaqamna minhum fanzur kayfa kana 'aqibatu al‑mukadhdhibin
So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!
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وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ
Wa idh qala Ibrahimu li'abihi wa qawmihi innani bara'un mimma ta'budun
And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship
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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ
Illa alladhi fatarani fa'innahu sayahdin
Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me.
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وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Wa ja' alaha kalimatan baqiyatan fi 'aqibihi la'allahum yarji'un
And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return.
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بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Bal matta'tu ha'ula'i wa aba'ahum hatta ja'ahumu al‑haqqu wa rasulun mubin
Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain.
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وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Wa lamma ja'ahumu al‑haqqu qalu hadha sihrun wa inna bihi kafirun
And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein.
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وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ
Wa qalu lawla nuzzila hadha al‑qur'anu 'ala rajulin mina al‑qaryatayni 'azim
And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns?
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أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
Ahum yaqsimuna rahmata Rabbika nahnu qasamna baynahum ma'ishatahum fi al‑hayati ad‑dunya wa rafa'na ba'dahum fawqa ba'din darajatin liyattakhidha ba'duhum ba'dan sukhriyyan wa rahmatu Rabbika khayrun mimma yajma'un
Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass.
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وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ
Wa lawla an yakuna an‑nasu ummatan wahidatan laja'alna liman yakfuru bi‑ar‑Rahmani libuyutihim suqufan min fiddatin wa ma'arija 'alayha yazharun
And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount,
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وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَٰبًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِـُٔونَ
Wa libuyutihim abwaban wa sururan 'alayha yattaki'un
And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline,
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وَزُخْرُفًا ۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Wa zukhrufan wa in kullu dhalika lamma mata'u al‑hayati ad‑dunya wa al‑akhiratu 'inda Rabbika lil‑muttaqin
And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil.
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وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ
Wa man ya'shu 'an dhikri ar‑Rahmani nuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qarin
And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade;
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وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Wa innahum layasuddunahum 'ani as‑sabili wa yahsabuna annahum muhtadun
And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided;
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حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ
Hatta idha ja'ana qala ya layta bayni wa baynaka bu'da al‑mashriqayni fabi'sa al‑qarin
Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade!
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وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Wa lan yanfa'akumu al‑yawma idh zalamtum annakum fi al-'adhabi mushtarikun
And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom.
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أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Afa'anta tusmi'u as‑summa aw tahdi al-'umya wa man kana fi dalalin mubin
Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest?
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فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ
Fa'imma nadhhabanna bika fa'inna minhum muntaqimun
And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them,
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أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ
Aw nuriyannaka alladhi wa'adnahum fa'inna 'alayhim muqtadirun
Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them.
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فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Fastamsik bi‑alladhi uhiya ilayka innaka 'ala siratin mustaqim
So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ
Wa innahu ladhikrun laka wa liqawmika wa sawfa tus'alun
And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned.
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وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ
Was'al man arsalna min qablika min rusulina aja'alna min duni ar‑Rahmani alihatan yu'badun
And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent?
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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa laqad arsalna Musa bi‑ayatina ila fir'awna wa mala'ihi faqala inni rasulu Rabbi al-'alamin
And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.
- 47
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ
Falamma ja'ahum bi‑ayatina idha hum minha yadhakun
But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.
- 48
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Wa ma nurihim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min ukhtiha wa akhadhnahum bi‑al-'adhabi la'allahum yarji'un
And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.
- 49
وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ
Wa qalu ya ayyuha as‑sahiru ud'u lana Rabbaka bima 'ahida 'indaka innana lamuhtadun
And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.
- 50
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ
Falamma kashafna 'anhumu al-'adhaba idha hum yankuthun
But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.
- 51
وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Wa nada fir'awnu fi qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa li mulku misra wa hadhihi al‑anharu tajri min tahti afala tubsirun
And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me? Can ye not then discern?
- 52
أَمْ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ
Am ana khayrun min hadha alladhi huwa mahinun wa la yakadu yubin
I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!
- 53
فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ
Falawla ulqiya 'alayhi aswiratun min dhahabin aw ja'a ma'ahu al‑mala'ikatu muqtarinin
Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him?
- 54
فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
Fastakhaffa qawmahu fa ata'uhu innahum kanu qawman fasiqin
Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk.
- 55
فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Falamma asafuna intaqamna minhum fa aghraqnahum ajma'in
So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one.
- 56
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Faja'alnahum salafan wa mathalan lil‑akhirin
And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).
- 57
۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ
Wa lamma duriba ibnu Maryama mathalan idha qawmuka minhu yasiddun
And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out,
- 58
وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ ۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ
Wa qalu a'alihatuna khayrun am huwa ma darabuhu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimun
And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.
- 59
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
In huwa illa 'abdun an'amna 'alayhi wa ja'alnahu mathalan libani Isra'il
He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.
- 60
وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
Wa law nasha'u laja'alna minkum mala'ikatan fi al‑ardi yakhlufun
And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.
- 61
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
Wa innahu la'ilmun lis‑sa'ati fala tamtarunna biha wattabi'uni hadha siratun mustaqim
And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path.
- 62
وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
Wa la yasuddannakumu ash‑shaytanu innahu lakum 'aduwwun mubin
And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
- 63
وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Wa lamma ja'a 'Isa bil‑bayyinati qala qad ji'tukum bil‑hikmati wa li'ubayyina lakum ba'da alladhi takhtalifuna fihi fattaqu Allah wa ati'un
When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
- 64
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
Inna Allah huwa Rabbi wa Rabbukum fa'buduhu hadha siratun mustaqim
Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path.
- 65
فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ
Fakhtalafa al‑ahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lilladhina zalamu min 'adhabi yawmin alim
But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day.
- 66
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Hal yanzuruna illa as‑sa'ata an ta'tiyahum baghtatan wa hum la yash'urun
Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not?
- 67
ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Al‑akhilla'u yawma'idhin ba'duhum liba'din 'aduwwun illa al‑muttaqin
Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah).
- 68
يَٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ
Ya 'ibadi la khawfun 'alaykumu al‑yawma wa la antum tahzanun
O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve;
- 69
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ
Alladhina amanu bi'ayatina wa kanu muslimin
(Ye) who believed Our revelations and were self-surrendered,
- 70
ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ
Udkhulu al‑jannata antum wa azwajukum tuhbarun
Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.
- 71
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ ۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ ۖ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Yutafu 'alayhim bisihafin min dhahabin wa akwabin wa fiha ma tashtahihi al‑anfusu wa taladhdhu al‑a'yunu wa antum fiha khalidun
Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.
- 72
وَتِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Wa tilka al‑jannatu allati urithtumuha bima kuntum ta'malun
This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do.
- 73
لَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Lakum fiha fakihatun kathiratun minha ta'kulun
Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat.
- 74
إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ
Inna al‑mujrimina fi 'adhabi jahannama khalidun
Lo! the guilty are immortal in hell's torment.
- 75
لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ
La yufattaru 'anhum wa hum fihi mublisun
It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein.
- 76
وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Wa ma zalamnahum wa lakin kanu humu az‑zalimin
We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong.
- 77
وَنَادَوْا۟ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّٰكِثُونَ
Wa nadaw ya Maliku liyaqdi 'alayna rabbuka qala innakum makithun
And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.
- 78
لَقَدْ جِئْنَٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ
Laqad ji'nakum bil‑haqqi wa lakinna aktharakum lil‑haqqi karihun
We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth.
- 79
أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ
Am abramu amran fa'inna mubrimun
Or do they determine any thing (against the Prophet)? Lo! We (also) are determining.
- 80
أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Am yahsabuna anna la nasma'u sirrahum wa najwahum bala wa rusuluna ladayhim yaktubun
Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record.
- 81
قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ
Qul in kana lir‑Rahmani waladun fa'ana awwalu al-'abidin
Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).
- 82
سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Subhana rabbi as‑samawati wal‑ardi rabbi al-'arshi 'amma yasifun
Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe (unto Him)!
- 83
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Fadharhum yakhudu wa yal'abu hatta yulaqu yawmahumu alladhi yu'adun
So let them flounder (in their talk) and play until they meet the Day which they are promised.
- 84
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Wa huwa alladhi fi as‑sama'i ilahun wa fi al‑ardi ilahun wa huwa al‑hakimu al-'alim
And He it is Who in the heaven is Allah, and in the earth Allah. He is the Wise, the Knower.
- 85
وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Wa tabaraka alladhi lahu mulku as‑samawati wal‑ardi wa ma baynahuma wa 'indahu 'ilmu as‑sa'ati wa ilayhi turja'un
And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned.
- 86
وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Wa la yamliku alladhina yad'una min dunihi ash‑shafa'ata illa man shahida bil‑haqqi wa hum ya'lamun
And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly.
- 87
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqahum layaqulunna Allahu fa'anna yu'fakun
And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away?
- 88
وَقِيلِهِۦ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Wa qilihi ya rabbi inna ha'ula'i qawmun la yu'minun
And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not.
- 89
فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Fasfah 'anhum wa qul salamun fasawfa ya'lamun
Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know.
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 Zukhruf during regular Qur'an reading, private devotion or prayer. It may be read at any time; there is no widely established occasion reserved for this surah. Its themes invite reflection on faith and the limits of worldly wealth.
Mistä se on peräisin
Surah Zukhruf comes from the Qur'an and is generally classified as a Meccan surah. In the Islamic tradition, the Qur'an is Allah's revelation to the Prophet Muhammad. Its name, Az-Zukhruf, refers to adornments of gold, an image used in its discussion of worldly wealth.

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Kysymyksiä teoksesta Surah Zukhruf
How many verses are in Surah Zukhruf?
Surah Zukhruf has 89 verses.
What does Zukhruf mean?
Zukhruf means gold adornments or ornaments. The title points to the surah's teaching that worldly riches are not a measure of a person's standing before Allah.
How long does it take to recite?
It takes about 8 minutes to recite, though the time varies with pace and pauses.
What is Surah Zukhruf about?
It addresses revelation, the worship of Allah alone and the danger of judging truth by wealth or inherited customs. It also recounts episodes involving earlier prophets.
Which language is it in?
The original text is Arabic. English letters offer a guide to pronunciation, while the meaning helps readers understand the message.


















