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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
21:96
حتى اذا فتحت ياجوج وماجوج وهم من كل حدب ينسلون ٩٦
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍۢ يَنسِلُونَ ٩٦
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
فُتِحَتۡ
يَأۡجُوجُ
وَمَأۡجُوجُ
وَهُم
مِّن
كُلِّ
حَدَبٖ
يَنسِلُونَ
٩٦
until ˹after˺ Gog and Magog have broken loose ˹from the barrier˺,1 swarming down from every hill,
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21:97
واقترب الوعد الحق فاذا هي شاخصة ابصار الذين كفروا يا ويلنا قد كنا في غفلة من هاذا بل كنا ظالمين ٩٧
وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَـٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَـٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ٩٧
وَٱقۡتَرَبَ
ٱلۡوَعۡدُ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
فَإِذَا
هِيَ
شَٰخِصَةٌ
أَبۡصَٰرُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
يَٰوَيۡلَنَا
قَدۡ
كُنَّا
فِي
غَفۡلَةٖ
مِّنۡ
هَٰذَا
بَلۡ
كُنَّا
ظَٰلِمِينَ
٩٧
ushering in the True Promise.1 Then—behold!—the disbelievers will stare ˹in horror, crying,˺ “Oh, woe to us! We have truly been heedless of this. In fact, we have been wrongdoers.”
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21:98
انكم وما تعبدون من دون الله حصب جهنم انتم لها واردون ٩٨
إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ ٩٨
إِنَّكُمۡ
وَمَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
حَصَبُ
جَهَنَّمَ
أَنتُمۡ
لَهَا
وَٰرِدُونَ
٩٨
Certainly you ˹disbelievers˺ and whatever you worship instead of Allah will be the fuel of Hell.1 You are ˹all˺ bound to enter it.
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21:99
لو كان هاولاء الهة ما وردوها وكل فيها خالدون ٩٩
لَوْ كَانَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةًۭ مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٩٩
لَوۡ
كَانَ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
ءَالِهَةٗ
مَّا
وَرَدُوهَاۖ
وَكُلّٞ
فِيهَا
خَٰلِدُونَ
٩٩
Had those idols been ˹true˺ gods, they would not have entered it. And they will be there forever.
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21:100
لهم فيها زفير وهم فيها لا يسمعون ١٠٠
لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌۭ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ١٠٠
لَهُمۡ
فِيهَا
زَفِيرٞ
وَهُمۡ
فِيهَا
لَا
يَسۡمَعُونَ
١٠٠
In it they will groan, and will not be able to hear.
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21:101
ان الذين سبقت لهم منا الحسنى اولايك عنها مبعدون ١٠١
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ ١٠١
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
سَبَقَتۡ
لَهُم
مِّنَّا
ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰٓ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
عَنۡهَا
مُبۡعَدُونَ
١٠١
Surely those for whom We have destined the finest reward will be kept far away from Hell,
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21:102
لا يسمعون حسيسها وهم في ما اشتهت انفسهم خالدون ١٠٢
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ وَهُمْ فِى مَا ٱشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَـٰلِدُونَ ١٠٢
لَا
يَسۡمَعُونَ
حَسِيسَهَاۖ
وَهُمۡ
فِي
مَا
ٱشۡتَهَتۡ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
خَٰلِدُونَ
١٠٢
not even hearing the slightest hissing from it. And they will delight forever in what their souls desire.
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21:103
لا يحزنهم الفزع الاكبر وتتلقاهم الملايكة هاذا يومكم الذي كنتم توعدون ١٠٣
لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ ٱلْفَزَعُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٣
لَا
يَحۡزُنُهُمُ
ٱلۡفَزَعُ
ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُ
وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
هَٰذَا
يَوۡمُكُمُ
ٱلَّذِي
كُنتُمۡ
تُوعَدُونَ
١٠٣
The Supreme Horror ˹of that Day˺ will not disturb them, and the angels will greet them, ˹saying,˺ “This is your Day, which you have been promised.”
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21:104
يوم نطوي السماء كطي السجل للكتب كما بدانا اول خلق نعيده وعدا علينا انا كنا فاعلين ١٠٤
يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍۢ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ ١٠٤
يَوۡمَ
نَطۡوِي
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
كَطَيِّ
ٱلسِّجِلِّ
لِلۡكُتُبِۚ
كَمَا
بَدَأۡنَآ
أَوَّلَ
خَلۡقٖ
نُّعِيدُهُۥۚ
وَعۡدًا
عَلَيۡنَآۚ
إِنَّا
كُنَّا
فَٰعِلِينَ
١٠٤
On that Day We will roll up the heavens like a scroll of writings. Just as We produced the first creation, ˹so˺ shall We reproduce it. That is a promise binding on Us. We truly uphold ˹Our promises˺!
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21:105
ولقد كتبنا في الزبور من بعد الذكر ان الارض يرثها عبادي الصالحون ١٠٥
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِى ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِىَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ ١٠٥
وَلَقَدۡ
كَتَبۡنَا
فِي
ٱلزَّبُورِ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ٱلذِّكۡرِ
أَنَّ
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
يَرِثُهَا
عِبَادِيَ
ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ
١٠٥
Surely, following the ˹heavenly˺ Record, We decreed in the Scriptures: “My righteous servants shall inherit the land.”1
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