Surah Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites)
Surah Al-Munafiqun 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.
إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقُونَ قَالُواْ نَشۡهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ يَشۡهَدُ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿1﴾
63:1 When the hypocrites come to you, [O Muhammad], they say, "We testify that you are the Messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the hypocrites are liars.
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إِذَا When · جَآءَكَ come to you · ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ the hypocrites · قَالُوا۟ they say · نَشْهَدُ We testify · إِنَّكَ that you · لَرَسُولُ (are) surely (the) Messenger · ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · يَعْلَمُ knows · إِنَّكَ that you · لَرَسُولُهُۥ (are) surely His Messenger · وَٱللَّهُ and Allah · يَشْهَدُ testifies · إِنَّ that · ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites · لَكَـٰذِبُونَ (are) surely liars
ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ أَيۡمَٰنَهُمۡ جُنَّةࣰ فَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُمۡ سَآءَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿2﴾
63:2 They have taken their oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allah. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
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ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ They take · أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ their oaths · جُنَّةًۭ (as) a cover · فَصَدُّوا۟ so they turn away · عَن from · سَبِيلِ (the) Way · ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, [they] · سَآءَ evil is · مَا what · كَانُوا۟ they used to · يَعْمَلُونَ do
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ ثُمَّ كَفَرُواْ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يَفۡقَهُونَ ﴿3﴾
63:3 That is because they believed, and then they disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and they do not understand.
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ذَٰلِكَ That · بِأَنَّهُمْ (is) because · ءَامَنُوا۟ they believed · ثُمَّ then · كَفَرُوا۟ they disbelieved · فَطُبِعَ so were sealed · عَلَىٰ [upon] · قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts · فَهُمْ so they · لَا (do) not · يَفْقَهُونَ understand
۞وَإِذَا رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ تُعۡجِبُكَ أَجۡسَامُهُمۡۖ وَإِن يَقُولُواْ تَسۡمَعۡ لِقَوۡلِهِمۡۖ كَأَنَّهُمۡ خُشُبࣱ مُّسَنَّدَةࣱۖ يَحۡسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيۡحَةٍ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ هُمُ ٱلۡعَدُوُّ فَٱحۡذَرۡهُمۡۚ قَٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ﴿4﴾
63:4 And when you see them, their forms please you, and if they speak, you listen to their speech. [They are] as if they were pieces of wood propped up - they think that every shout is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?
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۞ وَإِذَا And when · رَأَيْتَهُمْ you see them · تُعْجِبُكَ pleases you · أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ their bodies · وَإِن and if · يَقُولُوا۟ they speak · تَسْمَعْ you listen · لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ to their speech · كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they (were) · خُشُبٌۭ pieces of wood · مُّسَنَّدَةٌۭ ۖ propped up · يَحْسَبُونَ They think · كُلَّ every · صَيْحَةٍ shout · عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ (is) against them · هُمُ They · ٱلْعَدُوُّ (are) the enemy · فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ so beware of them · قَـٰتَلَهُمُ May destroy them · ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah · أَنَّىٰ How · يُؤْفَكُونَ are they deluded
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَعَالَوۡاْ يَسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ لَوَّوۡاْ رُءُوسَهُمۡ وَرَأَيۡتَهُمۡ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ﴿5﴾
63:5 And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.
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وَإِذَا And when · قِيلَ it is said · لَهُمْ to them · تَعَالَوْا۟ Come · يَسْتَغْفِرْ will ask forgiveness · لَكُمْ for you · رَسُولُ (the) Messenger · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · لَوَّوْا۟ They turn aside · رُءُوسَهُمْ their heads · وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ and you see them · يَصُدُّونَ turning away · وَهُم while they · مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ (are) arrogant
سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ أَسۡتَغۡفَرۡتَ لَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ لَن يَغۡفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿6﴾
63:6 It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; never will Allah forgive them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
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سَوَآءٌ (It) is same · عَلَيْهِمْ for them · أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ whether you ask forgiveness · لَهُمْ for them · أَمْ or · لَمْ (do) not · تَسْتَغْفِرْ ask forgiveness · لَهُمْ for them · لَن Never · يَغْفِرَ will forgive · ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَهُمْ ۚ [to] them · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient
هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنفِقُواْ عَلَىٰ مَنۡ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ يَنفَضُّواْۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزَآئِنُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَفۡقَهُونَ ﴿7﴾
63:7 They are the ones who say, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disband." And to Allah belongs the depositories of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand.
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هُمُ They · ٱلَّذِينَ (are) those who · يَقُولُونَ say · لَا (Do) not · تُنفِقُوا۟ spend · عَلَىٰ on · مَنْ (those) who · عِندَ (are) with · رَسُولِ (the) Messenger · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · حَتَّىٰ until · يَنفَضُّوا۟ ۗ they disband · وَلِلَّهِ And for Allah · خَزَآئِنُ (are the) treasures · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites · لَا (do) not · يَفْقَهُونَ understand
يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعۡنَآ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ لَيُخۡرِجَنَّ ٱلۡأَعَزُّ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡأَذَلَّۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿8﴾
63:8 They say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.
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يَقُولُونَ They say · لَئِن If · رَّجَعْنَآ we return · إِلَى to · ٱلْمَدِينَةِ Al-Madinah · لَيُخْرِجَنَّ surely, will expel · ٱلْأَعَزُّ the more honorable · مِنْهَا from it · ٱلْأَذَلَّ ۚ the more humble · وَلِلَّهِ But for Allah · ٱلْعِزَّةُ (is) the honor · وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ and for His Messenger · وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ and for the believers · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُلۡهِكُمۡ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿9﴾
63:9 O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ you (who) · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · لَا (Let) not · تُلْهِكُمْ divert you · أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ your wealth · وَلَآ and not · أَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ your children · عَن from · ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance · ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah · وَمَن And whoever · يَفْعَلْ does · ذَٰلِكَ that · فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those · هُمُ [they] · ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers
وَأَنفِقُواْ مِن مَّا رَزَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوۡلَآ أَخَّرۡتَنِيٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلࣲ قَرِيبࣲ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿10﴾
63:10 And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."
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وَأَنفِقُوا۟ And spend · مِن from · مَّا what · رَزَقْنَـٰكُم We have provided you · مِّن from · قَبْلِ before · أَن [that] · يَأْتِىَ comes · أَحَدَكُمُ (to) one of you · ٱلْمَوْتُ the death · فَيَقُولَ and he says · رَبِّ My Lord · لَوْلَآ Why not · أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ You delay me · إِلَىٰٓ for · أَجَلٍۢ a term · قَرِيبٍۢ near · فَأَصَّدَّقَ so I would give charity · وَأَكُن and be · مِّنَ among · ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous
وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿11﴾
63:11 But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
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وَلَن But never · يُؤَخِّرَ will (be) delayed · ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah · نَفْسًا a soul · إِذَا when · جَآءَ has come · أَجَلُهَا ۚ its term · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · خَبِيرٌۢ (is) All-Aware · بِمَا of what · تَعْمَلُونَ you do