Surah As-Saff (The Ranks)
Surah As-Saff 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.
سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿1﴾
61:1 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allah, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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سَبَّحَ Glorifies · لِلَّهِ Allah · مَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَمَا and whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth · وَهُوَ And He · ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ﴿2﴾
61:2 O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · لِمَ Why · تَقُولُونَ (do) you say · مَا what · لَا not · تَفْعَلُونَ you do
كَبُرَ مَقۡتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُواْ مَا لَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ﴿3﴾
61:3 Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.
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كَبُرَ Great is · مَقْتًا hatred · عِندَ with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · أَن that · تَقُولُوا۟ you say · مَا what · لَا not · تَفْعَلُونَ you do
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفࣰّ ا كَأَنَّهُم بُنۡيَٰنࣱ مَّرۡصُوصࣱ ﴿4﴾
61:4 Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يُحِبُّ loves · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يُقَـٰتِلُونَ fight · فِى in · سَبِيلِهِۦ His Way · صَفًّۭا (in) a row · كَأَنَّهُم as if they · بُنْيَـٰنٌۭ (were) a structure · مَّرْصُوصٌۭ joined firmly
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ لِمَ تُؤۡذُونَنِي وَقَد تَّعۡلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓاْ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿5﴾
61:5 And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allah to you?" And when they deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
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وَإِذْ And when · قَالَ said · مُوسَىٰ Musa · لِقَوْمِهِۦ to his people · يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people · لِمَ Why · تُؤْذُونَنِى do you hurt me · وَقَد while certainly · تَّعْلَمُونَ you know · أَنِّى that I am · رَسُولُ (the) Messenger · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ to you · فَلَمَّا Then when · زَاغُوٓا۟ they deviated · أَزَاغَ (was caused to) deviate · ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah · قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ their hearts · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient
وَإِذۡ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُم مُّصَدِّقࣰ ا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرَۢا بِرَسُولࣲ يَأۡتِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِي ٱسۡمُهُۥٓ أَحۡمَدُۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿6﴾
61:6 And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic."
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وَإِذْ And when · قَالَ said · عِيسَى Isa · ٱبْنُ son · مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam · يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel · إِنِّى Indeed, I am · رَسُولُ (the) Messenger · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · إِلَيْكُم to you · مُّصَدِّقًۭا confirming · لِّمَا that which · بَيْنَ (was) between · يَدَىَّ my hands · مِنَ of · ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ the Taurat · وَمُبَشِّرًۢا and bringing glad tidings · بِرَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger · يَأْتِى to come · مِنۢ from · بَعْدِى after me · ٱسْمُهُۥٓ whose name (will be) · أَحْمَدُ ۖ Ahmad · فَلَمَّا But when · جَآءَهُم he came to them · بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ with clear proofs · قَالُوا۟ they said · هَـٰذَا This · سِحْرٌۭ (is) a magic · مُّبِينٌۭ clear
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدۡعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلۡإِسۡلَٰمِۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿7﴾
61:7 And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah untruth while he is being invited to Islam. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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وَمَنْ And who · أَظْلَمُ (is) more wrong · مِمَّنِ than (one) who · ٱفْتَرَىٰ invents · عَلَى upon · ٱللَّهِ Allah · ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie · وَهُوَ while he · يُدْعَىٰٓ is invited · إِلَى to · ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ Islam · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ [the] wrongdoers
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطۡفِـُٔواْ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿8﴾
61:8 They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
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يُرِيدُونَ They intend · لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ to put out · نُورَ (the) light · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ with their mouths · وَٱللَّهُ but Allah · مُتِمُّ will perfect · نُورِهِۦ His Light · وَلَوْ although · كَرِهَ dislike · ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers
هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَرۡسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلۡحَقِّ لِيُظۡهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكُونَ ﴿9﴾
61:9 It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate others with Allah dislike it.
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هُوَ He · ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who · أَرْسَلَ sent · رَسُولَهُۥ His Messenger · بِٱلْهُدَىٰ with guidance · وَدِينِ and (the) religion · ٱلْحَقِّ (of) the truth · لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ to make it prevail · عَلَى over · ٱلدِّينِ the religion · كُلِّهِۦ all of them · وَلَوْ although · كَرِهَ dislike (it) · ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ the polytheists
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰ تِجَٰرَةࣲ تُنجِيكُم مِّنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمࣲ ﴿10﴾
61:10 O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment?
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · هَلْ Shall · أَدُلُّكُمْ I guide you · عَلَىٰ to · تِجَـٰرَةٍۢ a transaction · تُنجِيكُم (that) will save you · مِّنْ from · عَذَابٍ a punishment · أَلِيمٍۢ painful
تُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَٰهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ وَأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿11﴾
61:11 [It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know.
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تُؤْمِنُونَ Believe · بِٱللَّهِ in Allah · وَرَسُولِهِۦ and His Messenger · وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ and strive · فِى in · سَبِيلِ (the) way · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ with your wealth · وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ and your lives · ذَٰلِكُمْ That · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · لَّكُمْ for you · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you · تَعْلَمُونَ know
يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡ وَيُدۡخِلۡكُمۡ جَنَّٰتࣲ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ وَمَسَٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةࣰ فِي جَنَّٰتِ عَدۡنࣲۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ﴿12﴾
61:12 He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment.
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يَغْفِرْ He will forgive · لَكُمْ for you · ذُنُوبَكُمْ your sins · وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ and admit you · جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (in) Gardens · تَجْرِى flow · مِن from · تَحْتِهَا underneath it · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers · وَمَسَـٰكِنَ and dwellings · طَيِّبَةًۭ pleasant · فِى in · جَنَّـٰتِ Gardens · عَدْنٍۢ ۚ (of) Eternity · ذَٰلِكَ That · ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success · ٱلْعَظِيمُ the great
وَأُخۡرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَاۖ نَصۡرࣱ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتۡحࣱ قَرِيبࣱۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿13﴾
61:13 And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.
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وَأُخْرَىٰ And another · تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ that you love · نَصْرٌۭ a help · مِّنَ from · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَفَتْحٌۭ and a victory · قَرِيبٌۭ ۗ near · وَبَشِّرِ and give glad tidings · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (to) the believers
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُوٓاْ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ لِلۡحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنۡ أَنصَارِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ قَالَ ٱلۡحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحۡنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِۖ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةࣱ مِّنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةࣱۖ فَأَيَّدۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمۡ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ ظَٰهِرِينَ ﴿14﴾
61:14 O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allah?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allah." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you · ٱلَّذِينَ who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · كُونُوٓا۟ Be · أَنصَارَ helpers · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · كَمَا as · قَالَ said · عِيسَى Isa · ٱبْنُ son · مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam · لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ to the disciples · مَنْ Who · أَنصَارِىٓ (are) my helpers · إِلَى for · ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah · قَالَ Said · ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ the disciples · نَحْنُ We · أَنصَارُ (are) the helpers · ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah · فَـَٔامَنَت Then believed · طَّآئِفَةٌۭ a group · مِّنۢ of · بَنِىٓ Children · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel · وَكَفَرَت and disbelieved · طَّآئِفَةٌۭ ۖ a group · فَأَيَّدْنَا So We supported · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believed · عَلَىٰ against · عَدُوِّهِمْ their enemy · فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ and they became · ظَـٰهِرِينَ dominant