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Surah 72 · Makkah · 28 verses · 285 words
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Surah Al-Jinn, “The Jinn”, is surah 72 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 28 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا ١ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أُوحِيَ ūḥiya It has been revealed إِلَيَّ ilayya to me أَنَّهُ annahu that اسْتَمَعَ is'tamaʿa listened نَفَرٌ nafarun a group مِّنَ mina of الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn فَقَالُوا faqālū and they said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā heard قُرْآنًا qur'ānan a Quran عَجَبًا ʿajaban amazing
1. Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ح ي س م ع ن ف ر ج ن ن ق ر أ ع ج ب
يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَآمَنَّا بِهِ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَا أَحَدًا ٢ ▶
يَهْدِي yahdī It guides إِلَى ilā to الرُّشْدِ l-rush'di the right way فَآمَنَّا faāmannā so we believe بِهِ bihi in it وَلَن walan and never نُّشْرِكَ nush'rika we will associate بِرَبِّنَا birabbinā with our Lord أَحَدًا aḥadan anyone
2. It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ر ش د أ م ن ش ر ك ر ب ب أ ح د
وَأَنَّهُ تَعَالَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا ٣ ▶
وَأَنَّهُ wa-annahu And that He تَعَالَىٰ taʿālā Exalted is جَدُّ jaddu (the) Majesty رَبِّنَا rabbinā (of) our Lord مَا mā not اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha He has taken صَاحِبَةً ṣāḥibatan a wife وَلَا walā and not وَلَدًا waladan a son
3. And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son
Roots in this verse: ع ل و ج د د ر ب ب أ خ ذ ص ح ب و ل د
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا ٤ ▶
وَأَنَّهُ wa-annahu And that he كَانَ kāna used to يَقُولُ yaqūlu speak سَفِيهُنَا safīhunā the foolish among us عَلَى ʿalā against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah شَطَطًا shaṭaṭan an excessive transgression
4. And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق و ل س ف ه أ ل ه
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَن لَّن تَقُولَ الْإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا ٥ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we ظَنَنَّا ẓanannā thought أَن an that لَّن lan never تَقُولَ taqūla will say الْإِنسُ l-insu the men وَالْجِنُّ wal-jinu and the jinn عَلَى ʿalā against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah كَذِبًا kadhiban any lie
5. And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ق و ل أ ن س ج ن ن أ ل ه ك ذ ب
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا ٦ ▶
وَأَنَّهُ wa-annahu And that كَانَ kāna (there) were رِجَالٌ rijālun men مِّنَ mina among الْإِنسِ l-insi mankind يَعُوذُونَ yaʿūdhūna who sought refuge بِرِجَالٍ birijālin in (the) men مِّنَ mina from الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn فَزَادُوهُمْ fazādūhum so they increased them رَهَقًا rahaqan (in) burden
6. And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ر ج ل أ ن س ع و ذ ج ن ن ز ي د ر ه ق
وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ أَحَدًا ٧ ▶
وَأَنَّهُمْ wa-annahum And that they ظَنُّوا ẓannū thought كَمَا kamā as ظَنَنتُمْ ẓanantum you thought أَن an that لَّن lan never يَبْعَثَ yabʿatha will raise اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah أَحَدًا aḥadan anyone
7. And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ب ع ث أ ل ه أ ح د
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاءَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا ٨ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we لَمَسْنَا lamasnā sought to touch السَّمَاءَ l-samāa the heaven فَوَجَدْنَاهَا fawajadnāhā but we found it مُلِئَتْ muli-at filled (with) حَرَسًا ḥarasan guards شَدِيدًا shadīdan severe وَشُهُبًا washuhuban and flaming fires
8. And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
Roots in this verse: س م و و ج د م ل أ ش د د
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا ٩ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we كُنَّا kunnā used to نَقْعُدُ naqʿudu sit مِنْهَا min'hā there in مَقَاعِدَ maqāʿida positions لِلسَّمْعِ lilssamʿi for hearing فَمَن faman but (he) who يَسْتَمِعِ yastamiʿi listens الْآنَ l-āna now يَجِدْ yajid will find لَهُ lahu for him شِهَابًا shihāban a flaming fire رَّصَدًا raṣadan waiting
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.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق ع د س م ع و ج د
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا ١٠ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we لَا lā not نَدْرِي nadrī we know أَشَرٌّ asharrun whether evil أُرِيدَ urīda is intended بِمَن biman for (those) who فِي fī (are) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أَمْ am or أَرَادَ arāda intends بِهِمْ bihim for them رَبُّهُمْ rabbuhum their Lord رَشَدًا rashadan a right path
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.
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ش ر ر ر و د أ ر ض ر ب ب ر ش د
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الصَّالِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ كُنَّا طَرَائِقَ قِدَدًا ١١ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that [we] مِنَّا minnā among us الصَّالِحُونَ l-ṣāliḥūna (are) the righteous وَمِنَّا waminnā and among us دُونَ dūna (are) other than ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that كُنَّا kunnā We طَرَائِقَ ṭarāiqa (are on) ways قِدَدًا qidadan different
11. And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
Roots in this verse: ص ل ح د و ن ك و ن ط ر ق
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ اللَّهَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُ هَرَبًا ١٢ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we ظَنَنَّا ẓanannā [we] have become certain أَن an that لَّن lan never نُّعْجِزَ nuʿ'jiza we will cause failure اللَّهَ l-laha (to) Allah فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَلَن walan and never نُّعْجِزَهُ nuʿ'jizahu we can escape Him هَرَبًا haraban (by) flight
12. And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ع ج ز أ ل ه أ ر ض
وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا الْهُدَىٰ آمَنَّا بِهِ فَمَن يُؤْمِن بِرَبِّهِ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا ١٣ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that [we] لَمَّا lammā when سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā we heard الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the Guidance آمَنَّا āmannā we believed بِهِ bihi in it فَمَن faman And whoever يُؤْمِن yu'min believes بِرَبِّهِ birabbihi in his Lord فَلَا falā then not يَخَافُ yakhāfu he will fear بَخْسًا bakhsan any loss وَلَا walā and not رَهَقًا rahaqan any burden
13. And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
Roots in this verse: س م ع ه د ي أ م ن ر ب ب خ و ف ر ه ق
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا الْقَاسِطُونَ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا رَشَدًا ١٤ ▶
وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we مِنَّا minnā among us الْمُسْلِمُونَ l-mus'limūna (are) Muslims وَمِنَّا waminnā and among us الْقَاسِطُونَ l-qāsiṭūna (are) unjust فَمَنْ faman And whoever أَسْلَمَ aslama submits فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those تَحَرَّوْا taḥarraw have sought رَشَدًا rashadan (the) right path
14. And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
Roots in this verse: س ل م ق س ط ر ش د
وَأَمَّا الْقَاسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا ١٥ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā And as for الْقَاسِطُونَ l-qāsiṭūna the unjust فَكَانُوا fakānū they will be لِجَهَنَّمَ lijahannama for Hell حَطَبًا ḥaṭaban firewood
15. But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
Roots in this verse: ق س ط ك و ن
وَأَن لَّوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُم مَّاءً غَدَقًا ١٦ ▶
وَأَن لَّوِ wa-allawi And that if اسْتَقَامُوا is'taqāmū they had remained عَلَى ʿalā on الطَّرِيقَةِ l-ṭarīqati the Way لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُم la-asqaynāhum surely We (would) have given them to drink مَّاءً māan water غَدَقًا ghadaqan (in) abundance
16. And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision].
Roots in this verse: ق و م ط ر ق س ق ي م و ه
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا ١٧ ▶
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ linaftinahum That We might test them فِيهِ fīhi therein وَمَن waman And whoever يُعْرِضْ yuʿ'riḍ turns away عَن ʿan from ذِكْرِ dhik'ri the Remembrance رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord يَسْلُكْهُ yasluk'hu He will make him enter عَذَابًا ʿadhāban a punishment صَعَدًا ṣaʿadan severe
17. So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
Roots in this verse: ف ت ن ع ر ض ذ ك ر ر ب ب س ل ك ع ذ ب
وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا ١٨ ▶
وَأَنَّ wa-anna And that الْمَسَاجِدَ l-masājida the masjids لِلَّهِ lillahi (are) for Allah فَلَا falā so (do) not تَدْعُوا tadʿū call مَعَ maʿa with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَحَدًا aḥadan anyone
18. And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.
Roots in this verse: س ج د أ ل ه د ع و أ ح د
وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا ١٩ ▶
وَأَنَّهُ wa-annahu And that لَمَّا lammā when قَامَ qāma stood up عَبْدُ ʿabdu (the) slave اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah يَدْعُوهُ yadʿūhu calling (upon) Him كَادُوا kādū they almost يَكُونُونَ yakūnūna became عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi around him لِبَدًا libadan a compacted mass
19. And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
Roots in this verse: ق و م ع ب د أ ل ه د ع و ك و د ك و ن
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَدْعُو رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا ٢٠ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَدْعُو adʿū I call upon رَبِّي rabbī my Lord وَلَا walā and not أُشْرِكُ ush'riku I associate بِهِ bihi with Him أَحَدًا aḥadan anyone
20. Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل د ع و ر ب ب ش ر ك أ ح د
قُلْ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا ٢١ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنِّي innī Indeed, I لَا lā (do) not أَمْلِكُ amliku possess لَكُمْ lakum for you ضَرًّا ḍarran any harm وَلَا walā and not رَشَدًا rashadan right path
21. Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل ك ض ر ر ر ش د
قُلْ إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا ٢٢ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنِّي innī Indeed I لَن lan never يُجِيرَنِي yujīranī can protect me مِنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَحَدٌ aḥadun anyone وَلَنْ walan and never أَجِدَ ajida can I find مِن min from دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him مُلْتَحَدًا mul'taḥadan any refuge
22. Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج و ر أ ل ه أ ح د و ج د د و ن
إِلَّا بَلَاغًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِسَالَاتِهِ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ٢٣ ▶
إِلَّا illā But بَلَاغًا balāghan (the) notification مِّنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَرِسَالَاتِهِ warisālātihi and His Messages وَمَن waman And whoever يَعْصِ yaʿṣi disobeys اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَرَسُولَهُ warasūlahu and His Messenger فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed لَهُ lahu for him نَارَ nāra (is the) Fire جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell خَالِدِينَ khālidīna (they will) abide فِيهَا fīhā therein أَبَدًا abadan forever
23. But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ أ ل ه ر س ل ع ص ي ن و ر خ ل د أ ب د
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا ٢٤ ▶
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until إِذَا idhā when رَأَوْا ra-aw they see مَا mā what يُوعَدُونَ yūʿadūna they are promised فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ fasayaʿlamūna then they will know مَنْ man who أَضْعَفُ aḍʿafu (is) weaker نَاصِرًا nāṣiran (in) helpers وَأَقَلُّ wa-aqallu and fewer عَدَدًا ʿadadan (in) number
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.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي و ع د ع ل م ض ع ف ن ص ر ق ل ل ع د د
قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًا ٢٥ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنْ in Not أَدْرِي adrī I know أَقَرِيبٌ aqarībun whether is near مَّا mā what تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna you are promised أَمْ am or (whether) يَجْعَلُ yajʿalu will appoint لَهُ lahu for it رَبِّي rabbī my Lord أَمَدًا amadan a (distant) term
25. Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل د ر ي ق ر ب و ع د ج ع ل ر ب ب
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا ٢٦ ▶
عَالِمُ ʿālimu (The) All-Knower الْغَيْبِ l-ghaybi (of) the unseen فَلَا falā so not يُظْهِرُ yuẓ'hiru He reveals عَلَىٰ ʿalā from غَيْبِهِ ghaybihi His unseen أَحَدًا aḥadan (to) anyone
26. [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
Roots in this verse: ع ل م غ ي ب ظ ه ر أ ح د
إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَدًا ٢٧ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except مَنِ mani whom ارْتَضَىٰ ir'taḍā He has approved مِن min of رَّسُولٍ rasūlin a Messenger فَإِنَّهُ fa-innahu and indeed, He يَسْلُكُ yasluku makes to march مِن min from بَيْنِ bayni before يَدَيْهِ yadayhi him وَمِنْ wamin and from خَلْفِهِ khalfihi behind him رَصَدًا raṣadan a guard
27. Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers
Roots in this verse: ر ض و ر س ل س ل ك ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف
لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدَدًا ٢٨ ▶
لِّيَعْلَمَ liyaʿlama That He may make evident أَن an that قَدْ qad indeed أَبْلَغُوا ablaghū they have conveyed رِسَالَاتِ risālāti (the) Messages رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord وَأَحَاطَ wa-aḥāṭa and He has encompassed بِمَا bimā what لَدَيْهِمْ ladayhim (is) with them وَأَحْصَىٰ wa-aḥṣā and He takes account كُلَّ kulla (of) all شَيْءٍ shayin things عَدَدًا ʿadadan (in) number
28. That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] 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.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ب ل غ ر س ل ر ب ب ح و ط ح ص ي ك ل ل ش ي أ ع د د
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