Surah Al-Bayyina word by word

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Al-Bayyina (البينة) word by word, in full: Medinan, revealed in Medina, 8 verses, 94 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 94 words to discover, Surah Al-Bayyina becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 12 words

لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to them clear evidence -

لَمْ lam Not
يَكُنِ yakuni were
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieved
مِنْ min from
أَهْلِ ahli (the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ l-kitābi of the Book
وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ wal-mush'rikīna and the polytheists
مُنفَكِّينَ munfakkīna to be abandoned
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until
تَأْتِيَهُمُ tatiyahumu (there) comes to them
ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ l-bayinatu the clear evidence

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 6 words

رَسُولٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ يَتْلُوا۟ صُحُفًۭا مُّطَهَّرَةًۭ

A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified scriptures

رَسُولٌۭ rasūlun A Messenger
مِّنَ mina from
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
يَتْلُوا۟ yatlū reciting
صُحُفًۭا ṣuḥufan pages
مُّطَهَّرَةًۭ muṭahharatan purified

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 3 words

فِيهَا كُتُبٌۭ قَيِّمَةٌۭ

Within which are correct writings.

فِيهَا fīhā Wherein
كُتُبٌۭ kutubun (are) writings
قَيِّمَةٌۭ qayyimatun correct

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 11 words

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.

وَمَا wamā And not
تَفَرَّقَ tafarraqa became divided
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
أُوتُوا۟ ūtū were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ l-kitāba the Book
إِلَّا illā until
مِنۢ min from
بَعْدِ baʿdi after
مَا mā what
جَآءَتْهُمُ jāathumu came (to) them
ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ l-bayinatu (of) the clear evidence

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 16 words

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ

And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakah. And that is the correct religion.

وَمَآ wamā And not
أُمِرُوٓا۟ umirū they were commanded
إِلَّا illā except
لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ liyaʿbudū to worship
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
مُخْلِصِينَ mukh'liṣīna (being) sincere
لَهُ lahu to Him
ٱلدِّينَ l-dīna (in) the religion
حُنَفَآءَ ḥunafāa upright
وَيُقِيمُوا۟ wayuqīmū and to establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ l-ṣalata the prayer
وَيُؤْتُوا۟ wayu'tū and to give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ l-zakata the zakah
وَذَٰلِكَ wadhālika And that
دِينُ dīnu (is the) religion
ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ l-qayimati the correct

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 16 words

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieve
مِنْ min from
أَهْلِ ahli (the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ l-kitābi (of) the Book
وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ wal-mush'rikīna and the polytheists
فِى fī (will be) in
نَارِ nāri (the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell
خَـٰلِدِينَ khālidīna abiding eternally
فِيهَآ ۚ fīhā therein
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those
هُمْ hum they
شَرُّ sharru (are the) worst
ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ l-bariyati (of) the creatures

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 9 words

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe
وَعَمِلُوا۟ waʿamilū and do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika those
هُمْ hum they
خَيْرُ khayru (are the) best
ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ l-bariyati (of) the creatures

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Bayyina: 21 words

جَزَآؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًۭا ۖ رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ رَبَّهُۥ

Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.

جَزَآؤُهُمْ jazāuhum Their reward
عِندَ ʿinda (is) with
رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord
جَنَّـٰتُ jannātu Gardens
عَدْنٍۢ ʿadnin (of) Eternity
تَجْرِى tajrī flow
مِن min from
تَحْتِهَا taḥtihā underneath them
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ l-anhāru the rivers
خَـٰلِدِينَ khālidīna will abide
فِيهَآ fīhā therein
أَبَدًۭا ۖ abadan forever
رَّضِىَ raḍiya (will be) pleased
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum with them
وَرَضُوا۟ waraḍū and they (will be) pleased
عَنْهُ ۚ ʿanhu with Him
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
لِمَنْ liman (is) for whoever
خَشِىَ khashiya feared
رَبَّهُۥ rabbahu his Lord

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