Al-Jinn
The Jinn
﷽
الجن
قُلْ Say qul It has been revealed ūḥiya to me ilayya that annahu listened is'tamaʿa a group nafarun of mina the jinn l-jini and they said faqālū Indeed, we innā heard samiʿ'nā a Quran qur'ānan amazing ʿajaban
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].
يَهْدِىٓ It guides yahdī to ilā the right way l-rush'di so we believe faāmannā in it bihi and never walan we will associate nush'rika with our Lord birabbinā anyone aḥadan
It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that He wa-annahu Exalted is taʿālā (the) Majesty jaddu (of) our Lord rabbinā not mā He has taken ittakhadha a wife ṣāḥibatan and not walā a son waladan
And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that he wa-annahu used to kāna speak yaqūlu the foolish among us safīhunā against ʿalā Allah l-lahi an excessive transgression shaṭaṭan
And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees]1 has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā thought ẓanannā that an never lan will say taqūla the men l-insu and the jinn wal-jinu against ʿalā Allah l-lahi any lie kadhiban
And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that wa-annahu (there) were kāna men rijālun among mina mankind l-insi who sought refuge yaʿūdhūna in (the) men birijālin from mina the jinn l-jini so they increased them fazādūhum (in) burden rahaqan
And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].
وَأَنَّهُمْ And that they wa-annahum thought ẓannū as kamā you thought ẓanantum that an never lan will raise yabʿatha Allah l-lahu anyone aḥadan
And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā sought to touch lamasnā the heaven l-samāa but we found it fawajadnāhā filled (with) muli-at guards ḥarasan severe shadīdan and flaming fires washuhuban
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā used to kunnā sit naqʿudu there in min'hā positions maqāʿida for hearing lilssamʿi but (he) who faman listens yastamiʿi now l-āna will find yajid for him lahu a flaming fire shihāban waiting raṣadan
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing,1 but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā not lā we know nadrī whether evil asharrun is intended urīda for (those) who biman (are) in fī the earth l-arḍi or am intends arāda for them bihim their Lord rabbuhum a right path rashadan
And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
وَأَنَّا And that [we] wa-annā among us minnā (are) the righteous l-ṣāliḥūna and among us waminnā (are) other than dūna that dhālika We kunnā (are on) ways ṭarāiqa different qidadan
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.1
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā [we] have become certain ẓanannā that an never lan we will cause failure nuʿ'jiza (to) Allah l-laha in fī the earth l-arḍi and never walan we can escape Him nuʿ'jizahu (by) flight haraban
And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
وَأَنَّا And that [we] wa-annā when lammā we heard samiʿ'nā the Guidance l-hudā we believed āmannā in it bihi And whoever faman believes yu'min in his Lord birabbihi then not falā he will fear yakhāfu any loss bakhsan and not walā any burden rahaqan
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.1
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā among us minnā (are) Muslims l-mus'limūna and among us waminnā (are) unjust l-qāsiṭūna And whoever faman submits aslama then those fa-ulāika have sought taḥarraw (the) right path rashadan
And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust.1 And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
وَأَمَّا And as for wa-ammā the unjust l-qāsiṭūna they will be fakānū for Hell lijahannama firewood ḥaṭaban
But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
وَأَلَّوِ And that if wa-allawi they had remained is'taqāmū on ʿalā the Way l-ṭarīqati surely We (would) have given them to drink la-asqaynāhum water māan (in) abundance ghadaqan
And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision].
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ That We might test them linaftinahum therein fīhi And whoever waman turns away yuʿ'riḍ from ʿan the Remembrance dhik'ri (of) his Lord rabbihi He will make him enter yasluk'hu a punishment ʿadhāban severe ṣaʿadan
So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord1 He will put into arduous punishment.
وَأَنَّ And that wa-anna the masjids l-masājida (are) for Allah lillahi so (do) not falā call tadʿū with maʿa Allah l-lahi anyone aḥadan
And [He revealed] that the masjids1 are for Allāh, so do not invoke2 with Allāh anyone.
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that wa-annahu when lammā stood up qāma (the) slave ʿabdu (of) Allah l-lahi calling (upon) Him yadʿūhu they almost kādū became yakūnūna around him ʿalayhi a compacted mass libadan
And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."1
قُلْ Say qul Only innamā I call upon adʿū my Lord rabbī and not walā I associate ush'riku with Him bihi anyone aḥadan
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
قُلْ Say qul Indeed, I innī (do) not lā possess amliku for you lakum any harm ḍarran and not walā right path rashadan
Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
قُلْ Say qul Indeed I innī never lan can protect me yujīranī from mina Allah l-lahi anyone aḥadun and never walan can I find ajida from min besides Him dūnihi any refuge mul'taḥadan
Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
إِلَّا But illā (the) notification balāghan from mina Allah l-lahi and His Messages warisālātihi And whoever waman disobeys yaʿṣi Allah l-laha and His Messenger warasūlahu then indeed fa-inna for him lahu (is the) Fire nāra (of) Hell jahannama (they will) abide khālidīna therein fīhā forever abadan
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.
حَتَّىٰٓ Until ḥattā when idhā they see ra-aw what mā they are promised yūʿadūna then they will know fasayaʿlamūna who man (is) weaker aḍʿafu (in) helpers nāṣiran and fewer wa-aqallu (in) number ʿadadan
[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.
قُلْ Say qul Not in I know adrī whether is near aqarībun what mā you are promised tūʿadūna or (whether) am will appoint yajʿalu for it lahu my Lord rabbī a (distant) term amadan
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
عَـٰلِمُ (The) All-Knower ʿālimu (of) the unseen l-ghaybi so not falā He reveals yuẓ'hiru from ʿalā His unseen ghaybihi (to) anyone aḥadan
[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
إِلَّا Except illā whom mani He has approved ir'taḍā of min a Messenger rasūlin and indeed, He fa-innahu makes to march yasluku from min before bayni him yadayhi and from wamin behind him khalfihi a guard raṣadan
Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers1
لِّيَعْلَمَ That He may make evident liyaʿlama that an indeed qad they have conveyed ablaghū (the) Messages risālāti (of) their Lord rabbihim and He has encompassed wa-aḥāṭa what bimā (is) with them ladayhim and He takes account wa-aḥṣā (of) all kulla things shayin (in) number ʿadadan
That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know1 that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.