Surah Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation, Friday)
Surah Al-Jumu'ah 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.
يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ ٱلۡقُدُّوسِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ﴿1﴾
62:1 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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يُسَبِّحُ Glorifies · لِلَّهِ Allah · مَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَمَا and whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · ٱلْمَلِكِ the Sovereign · ٱلْقُدُّوسِ the Holy · ٱلْعَزِيزِ the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَكِيمِ the All-Wise
هُوَ ٱلَّذِي بَعَثَ فِي ٱلۡأُمِّيِّـۧنَ رَسُولࣰ ا مِّنۡهُمۡ يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيهِمۡ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبۡلُ لَفِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينࣲ ﴿2﴾
62:2 It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom - although they were before in clear error -
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هُوَ He · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · بَعَثَ sent · فِى among · ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ the unlettered · رَسُولًۭا a Messenger · مِّنْهُمْ from themselves · يَتْلُوا۟ reciting · عَلَيْهِمْ to them · ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Verses · وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ and purifying them · وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ and teaching them · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book · وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ and the wisdom · وَإِن although · كَانُوا۟ they were · مِن from · قَبْلُ before · لَفِى surely in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error · مُّبِينٍۢ clear
وَءَاخَرِينَ مِنۡهُمۡ لَمَّا يَلۡحَقُواْ بِهِمۡۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿3﴾
62:3 And [to] others of them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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وَءَاخَرِينَ And others · مِنْهُمْ among them · لَمَّا who have not yet · يَلْحَقُوا۟ joined · بِهِمْ ۚ them · وَهُوَ and He · ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise
ذَٰلِكَ فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿4﴾
62:4 That is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
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ذَٰلِكَ That · فَضْلُ (is the) Bounty · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · يُؤْتِيهِ He gives it · مَن (to) whom · يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · ذُو (is the) Possessor · ٱلْفَضْلِ (of) Bounty · ٱلْعَظِيمِ the Great
مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ حُمِّلُواْ ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَحۡمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ ٱلۡحِمَارِ يَحۡمِلُ أَسۡفَارَۢاۚ بِئۡسَ مَثَلُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿5﴾
62:5 The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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مَثَلُ (The) likeness · ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who · حُمِّلُوا۟ were entrusted · ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ (with) the Taurat · ثُمَّ then · لَمْ not · يَحْمِلُوهَا they bore it · كَمَثَلِ (is) like · ٱلْحِمَارِ the donkey · يَحْمِلُ who carries · أَسْفَارًۢا ۚ books · بِئْسَ Wretched is · مَثَلُ (the) example · ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) the people · ٱلَّذِينَ who · كَذَّبُوا۟ deny · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ (the) Signs · ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوٓاْ إِن زَعَمۡتُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿6﴾
62:6 Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful."
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قُلْ Say · يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ you (who) · هَادُوٓا۟ (are) Jews · إِن If · زَعَمْتُمْ you claim · أَنَّكُمْ that you · أَوْلِيَآءُ (are) allies · لِلَّهِ of Allah · مِن from · دُونِ excluding · ٱلنَّاسِ the people · فَتَمَنَّوُا۟ then wish · ٱلْمَوْتَ (for) the death · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful
وَلَا يَتَمَنَّوۡنَهُۥٓ أَبَدَۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿7﴾
62:7 But they will not wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
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وَلَا But not · يَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓ they will wish for it · أَبَدًۢا ever · بِمَا for what · قَدَّمَتْ (have) sent forth · أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ their hands · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knowing · بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ of the wrongdoers
قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَفِرُّونَ مِنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مُلَٰقِيكُمۡۖ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَٰلِمِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿8﴾
62:8 Say, "Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do."
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قُلْ Say · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْمَوْتَ the death · ٱلَّذِى which · تَفِرُّونَ you flee · مِنْهُ from it · فَإِنَّهُۥ then surely it · مُلَـٰقِيكُمْ ۖ (will) meet you · ثُمَّ Then · تُرَدُّونَ you will be sent back · إِلَىٰ to · عَـٰلِمِ (the) All-Knower · ٱلْغَيْبِ (of) the unseen · وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ and the witnessed · فَيُنَبِّئُكُم and He will inform you · بِمَا [of] what · كُنتُمْ you used to · تَعْمَلُونَ do
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن يَوۡمِ ٱلۡجُمُعَةِ فَٱسۡعَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُواْ ٱلۡبَيۡعَۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿9﴾
62:9 O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who · ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe · إِذَا When · نُودِىَ (the) call is made · لِلصَّلَوٰةِ for (the) prayer · مِن on · يَوْمِ (the) day · ٱلْجُمُعَةِ (of) Friday · فَٱسْعَوْا۟ then hasten · إِلَىٰ to · ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · وَذَرُوا۟ and leave · ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ the business · ذَٰلِكُمْ That · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · لَّكُمْ for you · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you · تَعْلَمُونَ know
فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ فَٱنتَشِرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرࣰ ا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ ﴿10﴾
62:10 And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.
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فَإِذَا Then when · قُضِيَتِ is concluded · ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ the prayer · فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ then disperse · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · وَٱبْتَغُوا۟ and seek · مِن from · فَضْلِ (the) Bounty · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ and remember · ٱللَّهَ Allah · كَثِيرًۭا much · لَّعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تُفْلِحُونَ succeed
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ تِجَٰرَةً أَوۡ لَهۡوًا ٱنفَضُّوٓاْ إِلَيۡهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِمࣰ اۚ قُلۡ مَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرࣱ مِّنَ ٱللَّهۡوِ وَمِنَ ٱلتِّجَٰرَةِۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ ﴿11﴾
62:11 But when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muhammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, "What is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the best of providers."
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وَإِذَا And when · رَأَوْا۟ they saw · تِجَـٰرَةً a transaction · أَوْ or · لَهْوًا a sport · ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟ they rushed · إِلَيْهَا to it · وَتَرَكُوكَ and left you · قَآئِمًۭا ۚ standing · قُلْ Say · مَا What · عِندَ (is) with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · مِّنَ than · ٱللَّهْوِ the sport · وَمِنَ and from · ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِ ۚ (any) transaction · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · خَيْرُ (is the) Best · ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ (of) the Providers