Surah At-Tin

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 95:1 ▶

   وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ ﴿١﴾

   wat-tīni waz-zaytūn

   By the fig and the olive

   Referring to the places known for their production, i.e., Damascus and Jerusalem, respectively. It could also refer to the fig and olive trees or to the fruits themselves.

2. 95:2 ▶

   وَطُورِ سِينِينَ ﴿٢﴾

   waṭūri sīnīn

   And [by] Mount Sinai

3. 95:3 ▶

   وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ ﴿٣﴾

   wahādha l-baladi l-amīn

   And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],

4. 95:4 ▶

   لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾

   laqad khalaqna l-insāna fī 'aḥsani taqwīm

   We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

   i.e., upright, symmetrical, and balanced in form and nature.

5. 95:5 ▶

   ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾

   thumma radadnāhu 'asfala sāfilīn

   Then We return him to the lowest of the low,

   This can refer to the depths of Hell, to decrepit old age or to immorality.

6. 95:6 ▶

   إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿٦﴾

   illa lladhīna 'āmanū waʿamilu ṣ-ṣāliḥāti falahum 'ajrun ghayru mamnūn

   Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.

7. 95:7 ▶

   فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿٧﴾

   famā yukadhdhibuka baʿdu bid-dīn

   So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?

   More literally, "What makes you lie concerning it?"

8. 95:8 ▶

   أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ ﴿٨﴾

   alaysa llāhu bi'aḥkami l-ḥākimīn

   Is not Allāh the most just of judges?

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