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21. Surah Al-Anbiya

The Prophets

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-Anbiya (Chapter 21), consisting of 112 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 17), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
21:33
وهو الذي خلق الليل والنهار والشمس والقمر كل في فلك يسبحون ٣٣
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّۭ فِى فَلَكٍۢ يَسْبَحُونَ ٣٣
وَهُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَ
ٱلَّيۡلَ
وَٱلنَّهَارَ
وَٱلشَّمۡسَ
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ
كُلّٞ
فِي
فَلَكٖ
يَسۡبَحُونَ
٣٣
And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit.
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21:34
وما جعلنا لبشر من قبلك الخلد افان مت فهم الخالدون ٣٤
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ٱلْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِي۟ن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلْخَـٰلِدُونَ ٣٤
وَمَا
جَعَلۡنَا
لِبَشَرٖ
مِّن
قَبۡلِكَ
ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖ
أَفَإِيْن
مِّتَّ
فَهُمُ
ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَ
٣٤
We have not granted immortality to any human before you ˹O Prophet˺: so if you die, will they live forever?
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21:35
كل نفس ذايقة الموت ونبلوكم بالشر والخير فتنة والينا ترجعون ٣٥
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةًۭ ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ٣٥
كُلُّ
نَفۡسٖ
ذَآئِقَةُ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ
وَنَبۡلُوكُم
بِٱلشَّرِّ
وَٱلۡخَيۡرِ
فِتۡنَةٗۖ
وَإِلَيۡنَا
تُرۡجَعُونَ
٣٥
Every soul will taste death. And We test you ˹O humanity˺ with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned.
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21:36
واذا راك الذين كفروا ان يتخذونك الا هزوا اهاذا الذي يذكر الهتكم وهم بذكر الرحمان هم كافرون ٣٦
وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ هُمْ كَـٰفِرُونَ ٣٦
وَإِذَا
رَءَاكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوٓاْ
إِن
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
إِلَّا
هُزُوًا
أَهَٰذَا
ٱلَّذِي
يَذۡكُرُ
ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ
وَهُم
بِذِكۡرِ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
هُمۡ
كَٰفِرُونَ
٣٦
When the disbelievers see you ˹O Prophet˺, they only make fun of you, ˹saying,˺ “Is this the one who speaks ˹ill˺ of your gods?” while they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Compassionate.
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21:37
خلق الانسان من عجل ساريكم اياتي فلا تستعجلون ٣٧
خُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۢ ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِى فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ٣٧
خُلِقَ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
مِنۡ
عَجَلٖۚ
سَأُوْرِيكُمۡ
ءَايَٰتِي
فَلَا
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ
٣٧
Humankind is made of haste. I will soon show you My signs, so do not ask Me to hasten them.
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21:38
ويقولون متى هاذا الوعد ان كنتم صادقين ٣٨
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٣٨
وَيَقُولُونَ
مَتَىٰ
هَٰذَا
ٱلۡوَعۡدُ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
صَٰدِقِينَ
٣٨
They ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass if what you say is true?”
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21:39
لو يعلم الذين كفروا حين لا يكفون عن وجوههم النار ولا عن ظهورهم ولا هم ينصرون ٣٩
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٣٩
لَوۡ
يَعۡلَمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
حِينَ
لَا
يَكُفُّونَ
عَن
وُجُوهِهِمُ
ٱلنَّارَ
وَلَا
عَن
ظُهُورِهِمۡ
وَلَا
هُمۡ
يُنصَرُونَ
٣٩
If only the disbelievers knew that a time will come when they will not be able to keep the Fire off their faces or backs, nor will they be helped.
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21:40
بل تاتيهم بغتة فتبهتهم فلا يستطيعون ردها ولا هم ينظرون ٤٠
بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةًۭ فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ ٤٠
بَلۡ
تَأۡتِيهِم
بَغۡتَةٗ
فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ
فَلَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
رَدَّهَا
وَلَا
هُمۡ
يُنظَرُونَ
٤٠
In fact, the Hour will take them by surprise, leaving them stunned. So they will not be able to avert it, nor will it be delayed from them.
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21:41
ولقد استهزي برسل من قبلك فحاق بالذين سخروا منهم ما كانوا به يستهزيون ٤١
وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ٤١
وَلَقَدِ
ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ
بِرُسُلٖ
مِّن
قَبۡلِكَ
فَحَاقَ
بِٱلَّذِينَ
سَخِرُواْ
مِنۡهُم
مَّا
كَانُواْ
بِهِۦ
يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
٤١
˹Other˺ messengers had already been ridiculed before you ˹O Prophet˺, but those who mocked them were overtaken by what they used to ridicule.
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21:42
قل من يكلوكم بالليل والنهار من الرحمان بل هم عن ذكر ربهم معرضون ٤٢
قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٤٢
قُلۡ
مَن
يَكۡلَؤُكُم
بِٱلَّيۡلِ
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
مِنَ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ
بَلۡ
هُمۡ
عَن
ذِكۡرِ
رَبِّهِم
مُّعۡرِضُونَ
٤٢
Ask ˹them, O  Prophet,˺ “Who can defend you by day or by night against the Most Compassionate?” Still they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.
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