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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
21:47
ونضع الموازين القسط ليوم القيامة فلا تظلم نفس شييا وان كان مثقال حبة من خردل اتينا بها وكفى بنا حاسبين ٤٧
وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌۭ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍۢ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَـٰسِبِينَ ٤٧
وَنَضَعُ
ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَ
ٱلۡقِسۡطَ
لِيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
فَلَا
تُظۡلَمُ
نَفۡسٞ
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
وَإِن
كَانَ
مِثۡقَالَ
حَبَّةٖ
مِّنۡ
خَرۡدَلٍ
أَتَيۡنَا
بِهَاۗ
وَكَفَىٰ
بِنَا
حَٰسِبِينَ
٤٧
We set up the scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so no soul will be wronged in the least. And ˹even˺ if a deed is the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner.
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21:48
ولقد اتينا موسى وهارون الفرقان وضياء وذكرا للمتقين ٤٨
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءًۭ وَذِكْرًۭا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٤٨
وَلَقَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَا
مُوسَىٰ
وَهَٰرُونَ
ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ
وَضِيَآءٗ
وَذِكۡرٗا
لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ
٤٨
Indeed, We granted Moses and Aaron the decisive authority—a light and a reminder for the righteous,
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21:49
الذين يخشون ربهم بالغيب وهم من الساعة مشفقون ٤٩
ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٤٩
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَخۡشَوۡنَ
رَبَّهُم
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ
وَهُم
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّاعَةِ
مُشۡفِقُونَ
٤٩
who are in awe of their Lord without seeing Him,1 and are fearful of the Hour.
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21:50
وهاذا ذكر مبارك انزلناه افانتم له منكرون ٥٠
وَهَـٰذَا ذِكْرٌۭ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ ۚ أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ٥٠
وَهَٰذَا
ذِكۡرٞ
مُّبَارَكٌ
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُۚ
أَفَأَنتُمۡ
لَهُۥ
مُنكِرُونَ
٥٠
And this ˹Quran˺ is a blessed reminder which We have revealed. Will you ˹pagans˺ then deny it?
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21:51
۞ ولقد اتينا ابراهيم رشده من قبل وكنا به عالمين ٥١
۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ رُشْدَهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَـٰلِمِينَ ٥١
۞ وَلَقَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَآ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
رُشۡدَهُۥ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
وَكُنَّا
بِهِۦ
عَٰلِمِينَ
٥١
And indeed, We had granted Abraham sound judgment early on, for We knew him well ˹to be worthy of it˺.
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21:52
اذ قال لابيه وقومه ما هاذه التماثيل التي انتم لها عاكفون ٥٢
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَـٰكِفُونَ ٥٢
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لِأَبِيهِ
وَقَوۡمِهِۦ
مَا
هَٰذِهِ
ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ
ٱلَّتِيٓ
أَنتُمۡ
لَهَا
عَٰكِفُونَ
٥٢
˹Remember˺ when he questioned his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are so devoted?”
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21:53
قالوا وجدنا اباءنا لها عابدين ٥٣
قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَـٰبِدِينَ ٥٣
قَالُواْ
وَجَدۡنَآ
ءَابَآءَنَا
لَهَا
عَٰبِدِينَ
٥٣
They replied, “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”
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21:54
قال لقد كنتم انتم واباوكم في ضلال مبين ٥٤
قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ٥٤
قَالَ
لَقَدۡ
كُنتُمۡ
أَنتُمۡ
وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ
فِي
ضَلَٰلٖ
مُّبِينٖ
٥٤
He responded, “Indeed, you and your forefathers have been clearly astray.”
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21:55
قالوا اجيتنا بالحق ام انت من اللاعبين ٥٥
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ ٥٥
قَالُوٓاْ
أَجِئۡتَنَا
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
أَمۡ
أَنتَ
مِنَ
ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ
٥٥
They asked, “Have you come to us with the truth, or is this a joke?”
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21:56
قال بل ربكم رب السماوات والارض الذي فطرهن وانا على ذالكم من الشاهدين ٥٦
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ ٥٦
قَالَ
بَل
رَّبُّكُمۡ
رَبُّ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
ٱلَّذِي
فَطَرَهُنَّ
وَأَنَا۠
عَلَىٰ
ذَٰلِكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ
٥٦
He replied, “In fact, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them ˹both˺. And to that I bear witness.”
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