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27. Surah An-Naml

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Read and listen to the full Surah An-Naml (Chapter 27), consisting of 93 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 19), 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
27:6
وانك لتلقى القران من لدن حكيم عليم ٦
وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ ٦
وَإِنَّكَ
لَتُلَقَّى
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
مِن
لَّدُنۡ
حَكِيمٍ
عَلِيمٍ
٦
And indeed, you ˹O Prophet˺ are receiving the Quran from the One ˹Who is˺ All-Wise, All-Knowing.
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27:7
اذ قال موسى لاهله اني انست نارا ساتيكم منها بخبر او اتيكم بشهاب قبس لعلكم تصطلون ٧
إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍۢ قَبَسٍۢ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ ٧
إِذۡ
قَالَ
مُوسَىٰ
لِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ
إِنِّيٓ
ءَانَسۡتُ
نَارٗا
سَـَٔاتِيكُم
مِّنۡهَا
بِخَبَرٍ
أَوۡ
ءَاتِيكُم
بِشِهَابٖ
قَبَسٖ
لَّعَلَّكُمۡ
تَصۡطَلُونَ
٧
˹Remember˺ when Moses said to his family, “I have spotted a fire. I will either bring you some directions1 from there, or a burning torch so you may warm yourselves.”
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27:8
فلما جاءها نودي ان بورك من في النار ومن حولها وسبحان الله رب العالمين ٨
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهَا نُودِىَ أَنۢ بُورِكَ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٨
فَلَمَّا
جَآءَهَا
نُودِيَ
أَنۢ
بُورِكَ
مَن
فِي
ٱلنَّارِ
وَمَنۡ
حَوۡلَهَا
وَسُبۡحَٰنَ
ٱللَّهِ
رَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
٨
But when he came to it, he was called ˹by Allah˺, “Blessed is the one at the fire, and whoever is around it!1 Glory be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.
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27:9
يا موسى انه انا الله العزيز الحكيم ٩
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٩
يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ
إِنَّهُۥٓ
أَنَا
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
٩
O  Moses! It is truly I. I am Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.
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27:10
والق عصاك فلما راها تهتز كانها جان ولى مدبرا ولم يعقب يا موسى لا تخف اني لا يخاف لدي المرسلون ١٠
وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّۭ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًۭا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّى لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ١٠
وَأَلۡقِ
عَصَاكَۚ
فَلَمَّا
رَءَاهَا
تَهۡتَزُّ
كَأَنَّهَا
جَآنّٞ
وَلَّىٰ
مُدۡبِرٗا
وَلَمۡ
يُعَقِّبۡۚ
يَٰمُوسَىٰ
لَا
تَخَفۡ
إِنِّي
لَا
يَخَافُ
لَدَيَّ
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
١٠
Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Do not be afraid! Messengers should have no fear in My presence.
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27:11
الا من ظلم ثم بدل حسنا بعد سوء فاني غفور رحيم ١١
إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍۢ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ١١
إِلَّا
مَن
ظَلَمَ
ثُمَّ
بَدَّلَ
حُسۡنَۢا
بَعۡدَ
سُوٓءٖ
فَإِنِّي
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
١١
˹Fear is˺ only for those who do wrong. But if they later mend ˹their˺ evil ˹ways˺ with good, then I am certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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27:12
وادخل يدك في جيبك تخرج بيضاء من غير سوء في تسع ايات الى فرعون وقومه انهم كانوا قوما فاسقين ١٢
وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍۢ ۖ فِى تِسْعِ ءَايَـٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَـٰسِقِينَ ١٢
وَأَدۡخِلۡ
يَدَكَ
فِي
جَيۡبِكَ
تَخۡرُجۡ
بَيۡضَآءَ
مِنۡ
غَيۡرِ
سُوٓءٖۖ
فِي
تِسۡعِ
ءَايَٰتٍ
إِلَىٰ
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
وَقَوۡمِهِۦٓۚ
إِنَّهُمۡ
كَانُواْ
قَوۡمٗا
فَٰسِقِينَ
١٢
Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished.1 ˹These are two˺ of nine signs for Pharaoh and his people.2 They have truly been a rebellious people.”
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27:13
فلما جاءتهم اياتنا مبصرة قالوا هاذا سحر مبين ١٣
فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةًۭ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ١٣
فَلَمَّا
جَآءَتۡهُمۡ
ءَايَٰتُنَا
مُبۡصِرَةٗ
قَالُواْ
هَٰذَا
سِحۡرٞ
مُّبِينٞ
١٣
But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is pure magic.”
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27:14
وجحدوا بها واستيقنتها انفسهم ظلما وعلوا فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المفسدين ١٤
وَجَحَدُوا۟ بِهَا وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًۭا وَعُلُوًّۭا ۚ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ١٤
وَجَحَدُواْ
بِهَا
وَٱسۡتَيۡقَنَتۡهَآ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
ظُلۡمٗا
وَعُلُوّٗاۚ
فَٱنظُرۡ
كَيۡفَ
كَانَ
عَٰقِبَةُ
ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ
١٤
And, although their hearts were convinced the signs were true, they still denied them wrongfully and arrogantly. See then what was the end of the corruptors!
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27:15
ولقد اتينا داوود وسليمان علما وقالا الحمد لله الذي فضلنا على كثير من عباده المومنين ١٥
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ عِلْمًۭا ۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍۢ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٥
وَلَقَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَا
دَاوُۥدَ
وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ
عِلۡمٗاۖ
وَقَالَا
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
لِلَّهِ
ٱلَّذِي
فَضَّلَنَا
عَلَىٰ
كَثِيرٖ
مِّنۡ
عِبَادِهِ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
١٥
Indeed, We granted knowledge to David and Solomon. And they said ˹in acknowledgment˺, “All praise is for Allah Who has privileged us over many of His faithful servants.”1
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