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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
21:73
وجعلناهم ايمة يهدون بامرنا واوحينا اليهم فعل الخيرات واقام الصلاة وايتاء الزكاة وكانوا لنا عابدين ٧٣
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةًۭ يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَـٰبِدِينَ ٧٣
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ
أَئِمَّةٗ
يَهۡدُونَ
بِأَمۡرِنَا
وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ
إِلَيۡهِمۡ
فِعۡلَ
ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ
وَإِقَامَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
وَإِيتَآءَ
ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ
وَكَانُواْ
لَنَا
عَٰبِدِينَ
٧٣
We ˹also˺ made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and inspired them to do good deeds, establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. And they were devoted to Our worship.
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21:74
ولوطا اتيناه حكما وعلما ونجيناه من القرية التي كانت تعمل الخبايث انهم كانوا قوم سوء فاسقين ٧٤
وَلُوطًا ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًۭا وَعِلْمًۭا وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِى كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ ۗ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍۢ فَـٰسِقِينَ ٧٤
وَلُوطًا
ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ
حُكۡمٗا
وَعِلۡمٗا
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ
ٱلَّتِي
كَانَت
تَّعۡمَلُ
ٱلۡخَبَٰٓئِثَۚ
إِنَّهُمۡ
كَانُواْ
قَوۡمَ
سَوۡءٖ
فَٰسِقِينَ
٧٤
And to Lot We gave wisdom and knowledge, and delivered him from the society engrossed in shameful practices. They were certainly an evil, rebellious people.
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21:75
وادخلناه في رحمتنا انه من الصالحين ٧٥
وَأَدْخَلْنَـٰهُ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ٧٥
وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُ
فِي
رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ
إِنَّهُۥ
مِنَ
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
٧٥
And We admitted him into Our mercy, ˹for˺ he was truly one of the righteous.
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21:76
ونوحا اذ نادى من قبل فاستجبنا له فنجيناه واهله من الكرب العظيم ٧٦
وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٧٦
وَنُوحًا
إِذۡ
نَادَىٰ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا
لَهُۥ
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ
وَأَهۡلَهُۥ
مِنَ
ٱلۡكَرۡبِ
ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
٧٦
And ˹remember˺ when Noah had cried out to Us earlier, so We responded to him and delivered him and his family1 from the great distress.
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21:77
ونصرناه من القوم الذين كذبوا باياتنا انهم كانوا قوم سوء فاغرقناهم اجمعين ٧٧
وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍۢ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٧٧
وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَذَّبُواْ
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۚ
إِنَّهُمۡ
كَانُواْ
قَوۡمَ
سَوۡءٖ
فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ
أَجۡمَعِينَ
٧٧
And We made him prevail over those who had rejected Our signs. They were truly an evil people, so We drowned them all.
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21:78
وداوود وسليمان اذ يحكمان في الحرث اذ نفشت فيه غنم القوم وكنا لحكمهم شاهدين ٧٨
وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِى ٱلْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَـٰهِدِينَ ٧٨
وَدَاوُۥدَ
وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ
إِذۡ
يَحۡكُمَانِ
فِي
ٱلۡحَرۡثِ
إِذۡ
نَفَشَتۡ
فِيهِ
غَنَمُ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
وَكُنَّا
لِحُكۡمِهِمۡ
شَٰهِدِينَ
٧٨
And ˹remember˺ when David and Solomon passed judgment regarding the crops ruined ˹at night˺ by someone’s sheep, and We were witness to their judgments.
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21:79
ففهمناها سليمان وكلا اتينا حكما وعلما وسخرنا مع داوود الجبال يسبحن والطير وكنا فاعلين ٧٩
فَفَهَّمْنَـٰهَا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيْنَا حُكْمًۭا وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ ٧٩
فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَا
سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ
وَكُلًّا
ءَاتَيۡنَا
حُكۡمٗا
وَعِلۡمٗاۚ
وَسَخَّرۡنَا
مَعَ
دَاوُۥدَ
ٱلۡجِبَالَ
يُسَبِّحۡنَ
وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚ
وَكُنَّا
فَٰعِلِينَ
٧٩
We guided ˹young˺ Solomon to a fairer settlement,1 and granted each of them wisdom and knowledge. We subjected the mountains as well as the birds to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with David. It is We Who did ˹it all˺.
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21:80
وعلمناه صنعة لبوس لكم لتحصنكم من باسكم فهل انتم شاكرون ٨٠
وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍۢ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَـٰكِرُونَ ٨٠
وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ
صَنۡعَةَ
لَبُوسٖ
لَّكُمۡ
لِتُحۡصِنَكُم
مِّنۢ
بَأۡسِكُمۡۖ
فَهَلۡ
أَنتُمۡ
شَٰكِرُونَ
٨٠
We taught him the art of making body armour to protect you in battle. Will you then be grateful?
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21:81
ولسليمان الريح عاصفة تجري بامره الى الارض التي باركنا فيها وكنا بكل شيء عالمين ٨١
وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةًۭ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَـٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَـٰلِمِينَ ٨١
وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ
ٱلرِّيحَ
عَاصِفَةٗ
تَجۡرِي
بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
ٱلَّتِي
بَٰرَكۡنَا
فِيهَاۚ
وَكُنَّا
بِكُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
عَٰلِمِينَ
٨١
And to Solomon We subjected the raging winds, blowing by his command to the land We had showered with blessings. It is We Who know everything.
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21:82
ومن الشياطين من يغوصون له ويعملون عملا دون ذالك وكنا لهم حافظين ٨٢
وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًۭا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ ٨٢
وَمِنَ
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
مَن
يَغُوصُونَ
لَهُۥ
وَيَعۡمَلُونَ
عَمَلٗا
دُونَ
ذَٰلِكَۖ
وَكُنَّا
لَهُمۡ
حَٰفِظِينَ
٨٢
And ˹We subjected˺ some jinn1 that dived for him,2 and performed other duties. It is We Who kept them in check.
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