Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn)
Surah Al-Jinn in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
قُلۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسۡتَمَعَ نَفَرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا قُرۡءَانًا عَجَبࣰ ا ﴿1﴾
72:1 Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.
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قُلْ Say · أُوحِىَ It has been revealed · إِلَىَّ to me · أَنَّهُ that · ٱسْتَمَعَ listened · نَفَرٌۭ a group · مِّنَ of · ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn · فَقَالُوٓا۟ and they said · إِنَّا Indeed, we · سَمِعْنَا heard · قُرْءَانًا a Quran · عَجَبًۭا amazing
يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشۡدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ وَلَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿2﴾
72:2 It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
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يَهْدِىٓ It guides · إِلَى to · ٱلرُّشْدِ the right way · فَـَٔامَنَّا so we believe · بِهِۦ ۖ in it · وَلَن and never · نُّشْرِكَ we will associate · بِرَبِّنَآ with our Lord · أَحَدًۭا anyone
وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَٰحِبَةࣰ وَلَا وَلَدࣰ ا ﴿3﴾
72:3 And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that He · تَعَـٰلَىٰ Exalted is · جَدُّ (the) Majesty · رَبِّنَا (of) our Lord · مَا not · ٱتَّخَذَ He has taken · صَـٰحِبَةًۭ a wife · وَلَا and not · وَلَدًۭا a son
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطࣰ ا ﴿4﴾
72:4 And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that he · كَانَ used to · يَقُولُ speak · سَفِيهُنَا the foolish among us · عَلَى against · ٱللَّهِ Allah · شَطَطًۭا an excessive transgression
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰ ا ﴿5﴾
72:5 And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allah a lie.
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وَأَنَّا And that we · ظَنَنَّآ thought · أَن that · لَّن never · تَقُولَ will say · ٱلْإِنسُ the men · وَٱلْجِنُّ and the jinn · عَلَى against · ٱللَّهِ Allah · كَذِبًۭا any lie
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقࣰ ا ﴿6﴾
72:6 And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that · كَانَ (there) were · رِجَالٌۭ men · مِّنَ among · ٱلْإِنسِ mankind · يَعُوذُونَ who sought refuge · بِرِجَالٍۢ in (the) men · مِّنَ from · ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn · فَزَادُوهُمْ so they increased them · رَهَقًۭا (in) burden
وَأَنَّهُمۡ ظَنُّواْ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن لَّن يَبۡعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿7﴾
72:7 And they had thought, as you thought, that Allah would never send anyone [as a messenger].
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وَأَنَّهُمْ And that they · ظَنُّوا۟ thought · كَمَا as · ظَنَنتُمْ you thought · أَن that · لَّن never · يَبْعَثَ will raise · ٱللَّهُ Allah · أَحَدًۭا anyone
وَأَنَّا لَمَسۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدۡنَٰهَا مُلِئَتۡ حَرَسࣰ ا شَدِيدࣰ ا وَشُهُبࣰ ا ﴿8﴾
72:8 And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
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وَأَنَّا And that we · لَمَسْنَا sought to touch · ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heaven · فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا but we found it · مُلِئَتْ filled (with) · حَرَسًۭا guards · شَدِيدًۭا severe · وَشُهُبًۭا and flaming fires
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابࣰ ا رَّصَدࣰ ا ﴿9﴾
72:9 And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
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وَأَنَّا And that we · كُنَّا used to · نَقْعُدُ sit · مِنْهَا there in · مَقَـٰعِدَ positions · لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ for hearing · فَمَن but (he) who · يَسْتَمِعِ listens · ٱلْـَٔانَ now · يَجِدْ will find · لَهُۥ for him · شِهَابًۭا a flaming fire · رَّصَدًۭا waiting
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدۡرِيٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ أَرَادَ بِهِمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ رَشَدࣰ ا ﴿10﴾
72:10 And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
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وَأَنَّا And that we · لَا not · نَدْرِىٓ we know · أَشَرٌّ whether evil · أُرِيدَ is intended · بِمَن for (those) who · فِى (are) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · أَمْ or · أَرَادَ intends · بِهِمْ for them · رَبُّهُمْ their Lord · رَشَدًۭا a right path
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدࣰ ا ﴿11﴾
72:11 And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
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وَأَنَّا And that [we] · مِنَّا among us · ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ (are) the righteous · وَمِنَّا and among us · دُونَ (are) other than · ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that · كُنَّا We · طَرَآئِقَ (are on) ways · قِدَدًۭا different
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبࣰ ا ﴿12﴾
72:12 And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
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وَأَنَّا And that we · ظَنَنَّآ [we] have become certain · أَن that · لَّن never · نُّعْجِزَ we will cause failure · ٱللَّهَ (to) Allah · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَلَن and never · نُّعْجِزَهُۥ we can escape Him · هَرَبًۭا (by) flight
وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعۡنَا ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ فَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخۡسࣰ ا وَلَا رَهَقࣰ ا ﴿13﴾
72:13 And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
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وَأَنَّا And that [we] · لَمَّا when · سَمِعْنَا we heard · ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ the Guidance · ءَامَنَّا we believed · بِهِۦ ۖ in it · فَمَن And whoever · يُؤْمِنۢ believes · بِرَبِّهِۦ in his Lord · فَلَا then not · يَخَافُ he will fear · بَخْسًۭا any loss · وَلَا and not · رَهَقًۭا any burden
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدࣰ ا ﴿14﴾
72:14 And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
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وَأَنَّا And that we · مِنَّا among us · ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ (are) Muslims · وَمِنَّا and among us · ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ (are) unjust · فَمَنْ And whoever · أَسْلَمَ submits · فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those · تَحَرَّوْا۟ have sought · رَشَدًۭا (the) right path
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبࣰ ا ﴿15﴾
72:15 But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
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وَأَمَّا And as for · ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ the unjust · فَكَانُوا۟ they will be · لِجَهَنَّمَ for Hell · حَطَبًۭا firewood
وَأَلَّوِ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقࣰ ا ﴿16﴾
72:16 And [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision
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وَأَلَّوِ And that if · ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ they had remained · عَلَى on · ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ the Way · لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم surely We (would) have given them to drink · مَّآءً water · غَدَقًۭا (in) abundance
لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَمَن يُعۡرِضۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسۡلُكۡهُ عَذَابࣰ ا صَعَدࣰ ا ﴿17﴾
72:17 So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
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لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ That We might test them · فِيهِ ۚ therein · وَمَن And whoever · يُعْرِضْ turns away · عَن from · ذِكْرِ the Remembrance · رَبِّهِۦ (of) his Lord · يَسْلُكْهُ He will make him enter · عَذَابًۭا a punishment · صَعَدًۭا severe
وَأَنَّ ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدۡعُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿18﴾
72:18 And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah, so do not invoke with Allah anyone.
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وَأَنَّ And that · ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ the masjids · لِلَّهِ (are) for Allah · فَلَا so (do) not · تَدْعُوا۟ call · مَعَ with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · أَحَدًۭا anyone
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبۡدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدۡعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيۡهِ لِبَدࣰ ا ﴿19﴾
72:19 And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that · لَمَّا when · قَامَ stood up · عَبْدُ (the) slave · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · يَدْعُوهُ calling (upon) Him · كَادُوا۟ they almost · يَكُونُونَ became · عَلَيْهِ around him · لِبَدًۭا a compacted mass
قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَدۡعُواْ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشۡرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿20﴾
72:20 Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
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قُلْ Say · إِنَّمَآ Only · أَدْعُوا۟ I call upon · رَبِّى my Lord · وَلَآ and not · أُشْرِكُ I associate · بِهِۦٓ with Him · أَحَدًۭا anyone
قُلۡ إِنِّي لَآ أَمۡلِكُ لَكُمۡ ضَرࣰّ ا وَلَا رَشَدࣰ ا ﴿21﴾
72:21 Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
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قُلْ Say · إِنِّى Indeed, I · لَآ (do) not · أَمْلِكُ possess · لَكُمْ for you · ضَرًّۭا any harm · وَلَا and not · رَشَدًۭا right path
قُلۡ إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدࣱ وَلَنۡ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلۡتَحَدًا ﴿22﴾
72:22 Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allah anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
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قُلْ Say · إِنِّى Indeed I · لَن never · يُجِيرَنِى can protect me · مِنَ from · ٱللَّهِ Allah · أَحَدٌۭ anyone · وَلَنْ and never · أَجِدَ can I find · مِن from · دُونِهِۦ besides Him · مُلْتَحَدًا any refuge
إِلَّا بَلَٰغࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦۚ وَمَن يَعۡصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ﴿23﴾
72:23 But [I have for you] only notification from Allah, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
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إِلَّا But · بَلَـٰغًۭا (the) notification · مِّنَ from · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَرِسَـٰلَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ and His Messages · وَمَن And whoever · يَعْصِ disobeys · ٱللَّهَ Allah · وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger · فَإِنَّ then indeed · لَهُۥ for him · نَارَ (is the) Fire · جَهَنَّمَ (of) Hell · خَـٰلِدِينَ (they will) abide · فِيهَآ therein · أَبَدًا forever
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوۡاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ أَضۡعَفُ نَاصِرࣰ ا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدࣰ ا ﴿24﴾
72:24 [The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.
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حَتَّىٰٓ Until · إِذَا when · رَأَوْا۟ they see · مَا what · يُوعَدُونَ they are promised · فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ then they will know · مَنْ who · أَضْعَفُ (is) weaker · نَاصِرًۭا (in) helpers · وَأَقَلُّ and fewer · عَدَدًۭا (in) number
قُلۡ إِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبࣱ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمۡ يَجۡعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَمَدًا ﴿25﴾
72:25 Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
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قُلْ Say · إِنْ Not · أَدْرِىٓ I know · أَقَرِيبٌۭ whether is near · مَّا what · تُوعَدُونَ you are promised · أَمْ or (whether) · يَجْعَلُ will appoint · لَهُۥ for it · رَبِّىٓ my Lord · أَمَدًا a (distant) term
عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَلَا يُظۡهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيۡبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ﴿26﴾
72:26 [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
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عَـٰلِمُ (The) All-Knower · ٱلْغَيْبِ (of) the unseen · فَلَا so not · يُظْهِرُ He reveals · عَلَىٰ from · غَيْبِهِۦٓ His unseen · أَحَدًا (to) anyone
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولࣲ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسۡلُكُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦ رَصَدࣰ ا ﴿27﴾
72:27 Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers
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إِلَّا Except · مَنِ whom · ٱرْتَضَىٰ He has approved · مِن of · رَّسُولٍۢ a Messenger · فَإِنَّهُۥ and indeed, He · يَسْلُكُ makes to march · مِنۢ from · بَيْنِ before · يَدَيْهِ him · وَمِنْ and from · خَلْفِهِۦ behind him · رَصَدًۭا a guard
لِّيَعۡلَمَ أَن قَدۡ أَبۡلَغُواْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ وَأَحۡصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عَدَدَۢا ﴿28﴾
72:28 That he may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.
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لِّيَعْلَمَ That He may make evident · أَن that · قَدْ indeed · أَبْلَغُوا۟ they have conveyed · رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ (the) Messages · رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord · وَأَحَاطَ and He has encompassed · بِمَا what · لَدَيْهِمْ (is) with them · وَأَحْصَىٰ and He takes account · كُلَّ (of) all · شَىْءٍ things · عَدَدًۢا (in) number