The Jinn · Makki · 28 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ Say أُوحِىَ It has been revealed إِلَىَّ to me أَنَّهُ that ٱسْتَمَعَ listened نَفَرٌۭ a group مِّنَ of ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn فَقَالُوٓا۟ and they said إِنَّا Indeed, we سَمِعْنَا heard قُرْءَانًا a Quran عَجَبًۭا amazing ١
Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
— Come To Light
يَهْدِىٓ It guides إِلَى to ٱلرُّشْدِ the right way فَـَٔامَنَّا so we believe بِهِۦ ۖ in it وَلَن and never نُّشْرِكَ we will associate بِرَبِّنَآ with our Lord أَحَدًۭا anyone ٢
It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that He تَعَـٰلَىٰ Exalted is جَدُّ (the) Majesty رَبِّنَا (of) our Lord مَا not ٱتَّخَذَ He has taken صَـٰحِبَةًۭ a wife وَلَا and not وَلَدًۭا a son ٣
And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that he كَانَ used to يَقُولُ speak سَفِيهُنَا the foolish among us عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah شَطَطًۭا an excessive transgression ٤
And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
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وَأَنَّا And that we ظَنَنَّآ thought أَن that لَّن never تَقُولَ will say ٱلْإِنسُ the men وَٱلْجِنُّ and the jinn عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًۭا any lie ٥
And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
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وَأَنَّهُۥ And that كَانَ (there) were رِجَالٌۭ men مِّنَ among ٱلْإِنسِ mankind يَعُوذُونَ who sought refuge بِرِجَالٍۢ in (the) men مِّنَ from ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn فَزَادُوهُمْ so they increased them رَهَقًۭا (in) burden ٦
And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّهُمْ And that they ظَنُّوا۟ thought كَمَا as ظَنَنتُمْ you thought أَن that لَّن never يَبْعَثَ will raise ٱللَّهُ Allah أَحَدًۭا anyone ٧
And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّا And that we لَمَسْنَا sought to touch ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heaven فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا but we found it مُلِئَتْ filled (with) حَرَسًۭا guards شَدِيدًۭا severe وَشُهُبًۭا and flaming fires ٨
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّا And that we كُنَّا used to نَقْعُدُ sit مِنْهَا there in مَقَـٰعِدَ positions لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ for hearing فَمَن but (he) who يَسْتَمِعِ listens ٱلْـَٔانَ now يَجِدْ will find لَهُۥ for him شِهَابًۭا a flaming fire رَّصَدًۭا waiting ٩
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
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وَأَنَّا And that we لَا not نَدْرِىٓ we know أَشَرٌّ whether evil أُرِيدَ is intended بِمَن for (those) who فِى (are) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth أَمْ or أَرَادَ intends بِهِمْ for them رَبُّهُمْ their Lord رَشَدًۭا a right path ١٠
And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّا And that [we] مِنَّا among us ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ (are) the righteous وَمِنَّا and among us دُونَ (are) other than ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that كُنَّا We طَرَآئِقَ (are on) ways قِدَدًۭا different ١١
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
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وَأَنَّا And that we ظَنَنَّآ [we] have become certain أَن that لَّن never نُّعْجِزَ we will cause failure ٱللَّهَ (to) Allah فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَن and never نُّعْجِزَهُۥ we can escape Him هَرَبًۭا (by) flight ١٢
And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّا And that [we] لَمَّا when سَمِعْنَا we heard ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ the Guidance ءَامَنَّا we believed بِهِۦ ۖ in it فَمَن And whoever يُؤْمِنۢ believes بِرَبِّهِۦ in his Lord فَلَا then not يَخَافُ he will fear بَخْسًۭا any loss وَلَا and not رَهَقًۭا any burden ١٣
And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّا And that we مِنَّا among us ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ (are) Muslims وَمِنَّا and among us ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ (are) unjust فَمَنْ And whoever أَسْلَمَ submits فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those تَحَرَّوْا۟ have sought رَشَدًۭا (the) right path ١٤
And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
— Come To Light
وَأَمَّا And as for ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ the unjust فَكَانُوا۟ they will be لِجَهَنَّمَ for Hell حَطَبًۭا firewood ١٥
But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
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وَأَلَّوِ And that if ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ they had remained عَلَى on ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ the Way لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم surely We (would) have given them to drink مَّآءً water غَدَقًۭا (in) abundance ١٦
And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision].
— Come To Light
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ That We might test them فِيهِ ۚ therein وَمَن And whoever يُعْرِضْ turns away عَن from ذِكْرِ the Remembrance رَبِّهِۦ (of) his Lord يَسْلُكْهُ He will make him enter عَذَابًۭا a punishment صَعَدًۭا severe ١٧
So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّ And that ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ the masjids لِلَّهِ (are) for Allah فَلَا so (do) not تَدْعُوا۟ call مَعَ with ٱللَّهِ Allah أَحَدًۭا anyone ١٨
And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that لَمَّا when قَامَ stood up عَبْدُ (the) slave ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَدْعُوهُ calling (upon) Him كَادُوا۟ they almost يَكُونُونَ became عَلَيْهِ around him لِبَدًۭا a compacted mass ١٩
And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say إِنَّمَآ Only أَدْعُوا۟ I call upon رَبِّى my Lord وَلَآ and not أُشْرِكُ I associate بِهِۦٓ with Him أَحَدًۭا anyone ٢٠
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
— Come To Light
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