Surah As-Saf

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 61:1 ▶

   سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿١﴾

   sabbaḥa lillāhi mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi l-arḍ | wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīm

   Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allāh, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

   See footnote to 57:1.

2. 61:2 ▶

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٢﴾

   yā'ayyuha lladhīna 'āmanū lima taqūlūna mā lā tafʿalūn

   O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?

3. 61:3 ▶

   كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٣﴾

   kabura maqtan ʿinda llāhi 'an taqūlū mā lā tafʿalūn

   Greatly hateful in the sight of Allāh is that you say what you do not do.

4. 61:4 ▶

   إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ ﴿٤﴾

   inna llāha yuḥibbu lladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihī ṣaffan ka'annahum bunyānum marṣūṣ

   Indeed, Allāh loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.

5. 61:5 ▶

   وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿٥﴾

   wa'idh qāla mūsā liqawmihī yāqawmi lima tu'dhūnanī waqat taʿlamūna 'annī rasūlu llāhi 'ilaykum | falammā zāghū 'azāgha llāhu qulūbahum | wallāhu lā yahdi l-qawma l-fāsiqīn

   And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allāh to you?" And when they deviated, Allāh caused their hearts to deviate. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

6. 61:6 ▶

   وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِى ٱسْمُهُۥٓ أَحْمَدُ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٦﴾

   wa'idh qāla ʿīsa bnu maryama yābanī 'isrā'īla 'innī rasūlu llāhi 'ilaykum muṣaddiqal limā bayna yadayya mina t-tawrāti wamubashshiram birasūliy ya'tī mim baʿdi smuhū 'aḥmad | falammā jā'ahum bil-bayyināti qālū hādhā siḥrum mubīn

   And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O Children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allāh to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Aḥmad." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic."

   Another name of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

   i.e., fraud or deception.

7. 61:7 ▶

   وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٧﴾

   waman 'aẓlamu mimmani ftarā ʿala llāhi l-kadhiba wahuwa yudʿā 'ila l-islām | wallāhu lā yahdi l-qawma ẓ-ẓālimīn

   And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh untruth while he is being invited to Islām. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

8. 61:8 ▶

   يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿٨﴾

   yurīdūna liyuṭfi'ū nūra llāhi bi'afwāhihim wallāhu mutimmu nūrihī walaw kariha l-kāfirūn

   They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

9. 61:9 ▶

   هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٩﴾

   huwa lladhī 'arsala rasūlahū bil-hudā wadīni l-ḥaqqi liyuẓhirahū ʿala d-dīni kullihī walaw kariha l-mushrikūn

   It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate others with Allāh dislike it.

10. 61:10 ▶

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَـٰرَةٍ تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿١٠﴾

    yā'ayyuha lladhīna 'āmanū hal 'adullukum ʿalā tijāratin tunjīkum min ʿadhābin 'alīm

    O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment?

11. 61:11 ▶

    تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١١﴾

    tu'minūna billāhi warasūlihī watujāhidūna fī sabīli llāhi bi'amwālikum wa'anfusikum | dhālikum khayrul lakum 'in kuntum taʿlamūn

    [It is that] you believe in Allāh and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allāh with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you only knew.

12. 61:12 ▶

    يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ وَمَسَـٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِى جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿١٢﴾

    yaghfir lakum dhunūbakum wayudkhilkum jannātin tajrī min taḥtiha l-anhāru wamasākina ṭayyibatan fī jannāti ʿadn | dhālika l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīm

    He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment.

13. 61:13 ▶

    وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٣﴾

    wa'ukhrā tuḥibbūnahā | naṣrum mina llāhi wafatḥun qarīb | wabashshiri l-mu'minīn

    And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allāh and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.

14. 61:14 ▶

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوٓا۟ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرِينَ ﴿١٤﴾

    yā'ayyuha lladhīna 'āmanū kūnū 'anṣāra llāhi kamā qāla ʿīsa bnu maryama lil-ḥawāriyyīna man 'anṣārī 'ila llāh | qāla l-ḥawāriyyūna naḥnu 'anṣāru llāh | fa'āmanaṭ ṭā'ifatum mim banī 'isrā'īla wakafaraṭ ṭā'ifah | fa'ayyadna lladhīna 'āmanū ʿalā ʿaduwwihim fa'aṣbaḥū ẓāhirīn

    O you who have believed, be supporters of Allāh, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allāh?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allāh." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.