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29. Surah Al-'Ankabut

The Spider

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-'Ankabut (Chapter 29), consisting of 69 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 20), 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
29:21
يعذب من يشاء ويرحم من يشاء واليه تقلبون ٢١
يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ ٢١
يُعَذِّبُ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَرۡحَمُ
مَن
يَشَآءُۖ
وَإِلَيۡهِ
تُقۡلَبُونَ
٢١
He punishes whoever He wills, and shows mercy to whoever He wills. And you will ˹all˺ be returned to Him.
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29:22
وما انتم بمعجزين في الارض ولا في السماء وما لكم من دون الله من ولي ولا نصير ٢٢
وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍۢ ٢٢
وَمَآ
أَنتُم
بِمُعۡجِزِينَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَلَا
فِي
ٱلسَّمَآءِۖ
وَمَا
لَكُم
مِّن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مِن
وَلِيّٖ
وَلَا
نَصِيرٖ
٢٢
And you cannot escape Him on earth or in heaven. Nor have you any protector or helper besides Allah.”
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29:23
والذين كفروا بايات الله ولقايه اولايك ييسوا من رحمتي واولايك لهم عذاب اليم ٢٣
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَئِسُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَتِى وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ ٢٣
وَٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
بِـَٔايَٰتِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
يَئِسُواْ
مِن
رَّحۡمَتِي
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
لَهُمۡ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٞ
٢٣
As for those who disbelieve in Allah’s signs and the meeting with Him, it is they who will have no hope in His mercy.1 And it is they who will suffer a painful punishment.
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29:24
فما كان جواب قومه الا ان قالوا اقتلوه او حرقوه فانجاه الله من النار ان في ذالك لايات لقوم يومنون ٢٤
فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُوهُ فَأَنجَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٢٤
فَمَا
كَانَ
جَوَابَ
قَوۡمِهِۦٓ
إِلَّآ
أَن
قَالُواْ
ٱقۡتُلُوهُ
أَوۡ
حَرِّقُوهُ
فَأَنجَىٰهُ
ٱللَّهُ
مِنَ
ٱلنَّارِۚ
إِنَّ
فِي
ذَٰلِكَ
لَأٓيَٰتٖ
لِّقَوۡمٖ
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
٢٤
But the only response of Abraham’s people was to say: “Kill him or burn him!” But Allah saved him from the fire.1 Surely in this are signs for people who believe.
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29:25
وقال انما اتخذتم من دون الله اوثانا مودة بينكم في الحياة الدنيا ثم يوم القيامة يكفر بعضكم ببعض ويلعن بعضكم بعضا وماواكم النار وما لكم من ناصرين ٢٥
وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَـٰنًۭا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍۢ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًۭا وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ ٢٥
وَقَالَ
إِنَّمَا
ٱتَّخَذۡتُم
مِّن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَوۡثَٰنٗا
مَّوَدَّةَ
بَيۡنِكُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ
ثُمَّ
يَوۡمَ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
يَكۡفُرُ
بَعۡضُكُم
بِبَعۡضٖ
وَيَلۡعَنُ
بَعۡضُكُم
بَعۡضٗا
وَمَأۡوَىٰكُمُ
ٱلنَّارُ
وَمَا
لَكُم
مِّن
نَّٰصِرِينَ
٢٥
He said ˹to his people˺, “You have taken idols ˹for worship˺ instead of Allah, only to keep ˹the bond of˺ harmony among yourselves in this worldly life. But on the Day of Judgment you will disown and curse one another. Your home will be the Fire, and you will have no helper!”
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29:26
۞ فامن له لوط وقال اني مهاجر الى ربي انه هو العزيز الحكيم ٢٦
۞ فَـَٔامَنَ لَهُۥ لُوطٌۭ ۘ وَقَالَ إِنِّى مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٢٦
۞ فَـَٔامَنَ
لَهُۥ
لُوطٞۘ
وَقَالَ
إِنِّي
مُهَاجِرٌ
إِلَىٰ
رَبِّيٓۖ
إِنَّهُۥ
هُوَ
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
٢٦
So Lot believed in him. And Abraham said, “I am emigrating ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the Almighty, All-Wise.”
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29:27
ووهبنا له اسحاق ويعقوب وجعلنا في ذريته النبوة والكتاب واتيناه اجره في الدنيا وانه في الاخرة لمن الصالحين ٢٧
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ذُرِّيَّتِهِ ٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ أَجْرَهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ٢٧
وَوَهَبۡنَا
لَهُۥٓ
إِسۡحَٰقَ
وَيَعۡقُوبَ
وَجَعَلۡنَا
فِي
ذُرِّيَّتِهِ
ٱلنُّبُوَّةَ
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ
أَجۡرَهُۥ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ
وَإِنَّهُۥ
فِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
لَمِنَ
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
٢٧
We blessed him with Isaac and ˹later˺ Jacob, and reserved prophethood and revelation for his descendants. We gave him his reward in this life,1 and in the Hereafter he will certainly be among the righteous.
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29:28
ولوطا اذ قال لقومه انكم لتاتون الفاحشة ما سبقكم بها من احد من العالمين ٢٨
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٢٨
وَلُوطًا
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ
إِنَّكُمۡ
لَتَأۡتُونَ
ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةَ
مَا
سَبَقَكُم
بِهَا
مِنۡ
أَحَدٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
٢٨
And ˹remember˺ when Lot rebuked ˹the men of˺ his people: “You certainly commit a shameful deed that no man has ever done before you.
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29:29
اينكم لتاتون الرجال وتقطعون السبيل وتاتون في ناديكم المنكر فما كان جواب قومه الا ان قالوا ايتنا بعذاب الله ان كنت من الصادقين ٢٩
أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ ٱلسَّبِيلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِى نَادِيكُمُ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ٢٩
أَئِنَّكُمۡ
لَتَأۡتُونَ
ٱلرِّجَالَ
وَتَقۡطَعُونَ
ٱلسَّبِيلَ
وَتَأۡتُونَ
فِي
نَادِيكُمُ
ٱلۡمُنكَرَۖ
فَمَا
كَانَ
جَوَابَ
قَوۡمِهِۦٓ
إِلَّآ
أَن
قَالُواْ
ٱئۡتِنَا
بِعَذَابِ
ٱللَّهِ
إِن
كُنتَ
مِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
٢٩
Do you really lust after ˹other˺ men, abuse the travellers, and practice immorality ˹openly˺ in your gatherings?” His people’s only response was to say ˹mockingly˺: “Bring Allah’s punishment upon us, if what you say is true.”
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29:30
قال رب انصرني على القوم المفسدين ٣٠
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ٣٠
قَالَ
رَبِّ
ٱنصُرۡنِي
عَلَى
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ
٣٠
Lot prayed, “My Lord! Help me against the people of corruption.”
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