Surah Al-Jinn word by word

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Al-Jinn (الجن) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 28 verses, 285 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

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Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Jinn: 13 words

قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًۭا

Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.

قُلْ qul Say
أُوحِىَ ūḥiya It has been revealed
إِلَىَّ ilayya to me
أَنَّهُ annahu that
ٱسْتَمَعَ is'tamaʿa listened
نَفَرٌۭ nafarun a group
مِّنَ mina of
ٱلْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn
فَقَالُوٓا۟ faqālū and they said
إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā heard
قُرْءَانًا qur'ānan a Quran
عَجَبًۭا ʿajaban amazing

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Jinn: 9 words

يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشْدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدًۭا

It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.

يَهْدِىٓ yahdī It guides
إِلَى ilā to
ٱلرُّشْدِ l-rush'di the right way
فَـَٔامَنَّا faāmannā so we believe
بِهِۦ ۖ bihi in it
وَلَن walan and never
نُّشْرِكَ nush'rika we will associate
بِرَبِّنَآ birabbinā with our Lord
أَحَدًۭا aḥadan anyone

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Jinn: 9 words

وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَـٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَـٰحِبَةًۭ وَلَا وَلَدًۭا

And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son

وَأَنَّهُۥ wa-annahu And that He
تَعَـٰلَىٰ taʿālā Exalted is
جَدُّ jaddu (the) Majesty
رَبِّنَا rabbinā (of) our Lord
مَا mā not
ٱتَّخَذَ ittakhadha He has taken
صَـٰحِبَةًۭ ṣāḥibatan a wife
وَلَا walā and not
وَلَدًۭا waladan a son

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Jinn: 7 words

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًۭا

And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.

وَأَنَّهُۥ wa-annahu And that he
كَانَ kāna used to
يَقُولُ yaqūlu speak
سَفِيهُنَا safīhunā the foolish among us
عَلَى ʿalā against
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
شَطَطًۭا shaṭaṭan an excessive transgression

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Jinn: 10 words

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًۭا

And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allah a lie.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we
ظَنَنَّآ ẓanannā thought
أَن an that
لَّن lan never
تَقُولَ taqūla will say
ٱلْإِنسُ l-insu the men
وَٱلْجِنُّ wal-jinu and the jinn
عَلَى ʿalā against
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
كَذِبًۭا kadhiban any lie

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Jinn: 11 words

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًۭا

And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.

وَأَنَّهُۥ wa-annahu And that
كَانَ kāna (there) were
رِجَالٌۭ rijālun men
مِّنَ mina among
ٱلْإِنسِ l-insi mankind
يَعُوذُونَ yaʿūdhūna who sought refuge
بِرِجَالٍۢ birijālin in (the) men
مِّنَ mina from
ٱلْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn
فَزَادُوهُمْ fazādūhum so they increased them
رَهَقًۭا rahaqan (in) burden

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Jinn: 9 words

وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًۭا

And they had thought, as you thought, that Allah would never send anyone [as a messenger].

وَأَنَّهُمْ wa-annahum And that they
ظَنُّوا۟ ẓannū thought
كَمَا kamā as
ظَنَنتُمْ ẓanantum you thought
أَن an that
لَّن lan never
يَبْعَثَ yabʿatha will raise
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
أَحَدًۭا aḥadan anyone

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Jinn: 8 words

وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا وَشُهُبًۭا

And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we
لَمَسْنَا lamasnā sought to touch
ٱلسَّمَآءَ l-samāa the heaven
فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا fawajadnāhā but we found it
مُلِئَتْ muli-at filled (with)
حَرَسًۭا ḥarasan guards
شَدِيدًۭا shadīdan severe
وَشُهُبًۭا washuhuban and flaming fires

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Jinn: 13 words

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًۭا رَّصَدًۭا

And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we
كُنَّا kunnā used to
نَقْعُدُ naqʿudu sit
مِنْهَا min'hā there in
مَقَـٰعِدَ maqāʿida positions
لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ lilssamʿi for hearing
فَمَن faman but (he) who
يَسْتَمِعِ yastamiʿi listens
ٱلْـَٔانَ l-āna now
يَجِدْ yajid will find
لَهُۥ lahu for him
شِهَابًۭا shihāban a flaming fire
رَّصَدًۭا raṣadan waiting

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Jinn: 13 words

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًۭا

And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we
لَا lā not
نَدْرِىٓ nadrī we know
أَشَرٌّ asharrun whether evil
أُرِيدَ urīda is intended
بِمَن biman for (those) who
فِى fī (are) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
أَمْ am or
أَرَادَ arāda intends
بِهِمْ bihim for them
رَبُّهُمْ rabbuhum their Lord
رَشَدًۭا rashadan a right path

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Jinn: 9 words

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدًۭا

And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that [we]
مِنَّا minnā among us
ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ l-ṣāliḥūna (are) the righteous
وَمِنَّا waminnā and among us
دُونَ dūna (are) other than
ذَٰلِكَ ۖ dhālika that
كُنَّا kunnā We
طَرَآئِقَ ṭarāiqa (are on) ways
قِدَدًۭا qidadan different

Verse 12 - Surah Al-Jinn: 11 words

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبًۭا

And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we
ظَنَنَّآ ẓanannā [we] have become certain
أَن an that
لَّن lan never
نُّعْجِزَ nuʿ'jiza we will cause failure
ٱللَّهَ l-laha (to) Allah
فِى fī in
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
وَلَن walan and never
نُّعْجِزَهُۥ nuʿ'jizahu we can escape Him
هَرَبًۭا haraban (by) flight

Verse 13 - Surah Al-Jinn: 14 words

وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًۭا وَلَا رَهَقًۭا

And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that [we]
لَمَّا lammā when
سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā we heard
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ l-hudā the Guidance
ءَامَنَّا āmannā we believed
بِهِۦ ۖ bihi in it
فَمَن faman And whoever
يُؤْمِنۢ yu'min believes
بِرَبِّهِۦ birabbihi in his Lord
فَلَا falā then not
يَخَافُ yakhāfu he will fear
بَخْسًۭا bakhsan any loss
وَلَا walā and not
رَهَقًۭا rahaqan any burden

Verse 14 - Surah Al-Jinn: 10 words

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا۟ رَشَدًۭا

And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.

وَأَنَّا wa-annā And that we
مِنَّا minnā among us
ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ l-mus'limūna (are) Muslims
وَمِنَّا waminnā and among us
ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ l-qāsiṭūna (are) unjust
فَمَنْ faman And whoever
أَسْلَمَ aslama submits
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ fa-ulāika then those
تَحَرَّوْا۟ taḥarraw have sought
رَشَدًۭا rashadan (the) right path

Verse 15 - Surah Al-Jinn: 5 words

وَأَمَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا۟ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًۭا

But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'

وَأَمَّا wa-ammā And as for
ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ l-qāsiṭūna the unjust
فَكَانُوا۟ fakānū they will be
لِجَهَنَّمَ lijahannama for Hell
حَطَبًۭا ḥaṭaban firewood

Verse 16 - Surah Al-Jinn: 7 words

وَأَلَّوِ ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقًۭا

And [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision

وَأَلَّوِ wa-allawi And that if
ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ is'taqāmū they had remained
عَلَى ʿalā on
ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ l-ṭarīqati the Way
لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم la-asqaynāhum surely We (would) have given them to drink
مَّآءً māan water
غَدَقًۭا ghadaqan (in) abundance

Verse 17 - Surah Al-Jinn: 10 words

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًۭا صَعَدًۭا

So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ linaftinahum That We might test them
فِيهِ ۚ fīhi therein
وَمَن waman And whoever
يُعْرِضْ yuʿ'riḍ turns away
عَن ʿan from
ذِكْرِ dhik'ri the Remembrance
رَبِّهِۦ rabbihi (of) his Lord
يَسْلُكْهُ yasluk'hu He will make him enter
عَذَابًۭا ʿadhāban a punishment
صَعَدًۭا ṣaʿadan severe

Verse 18 - Surah Al-Jinn: 8 words

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًۭا

And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah, so do not invoke with Allah anyone.

وَأَنَّ wa-anna And that
ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ l-masājida the masjids
لِلَّهِ lillahi (are) for Allah
فَلَا falā so (do) not
تَدْعُوا۟ tadʿū call
مَعَ maʿa with
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
أَحَدًۭا aḥadan anyone

Verse 19 - Surah Al-Jinn: 10 words

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًۭا

And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

وَأَنَّهُۥ wa-annahu And that
لَمَّا lammā when
قَامَ qāma stood up
عَبْدُ ʿabdu (the) slave
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
يَدْعُوهُ yadʿūhu calling (upon) Him
كَادُوا۟ kādū they almost
يَكُونُونَ yakūnūna became
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi around him
لِبَدًۭا libadan a compacted mass

Verse 20 - Surah Al-Jinn: 8 words

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًۭا

Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."

قُلْ qul Say
إِنَّمَآ innamā Only
أَدْعُوا۟ adʿū I call upon
رَبِّى rabbī my Lord
وَلَآ walā and not
أُشْرِكُ ush'riku I associate
بِهِۦٓ bihi with Him
أَحَدًۭا aḥadan anyone

Verse 21 - Surah Al-Jinn: 8 words

قُلْ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّۭا وَلَا رَشَدًۭا

Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."

قُلْ qul Say
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I
لَآ lā (do) not
أَمْلِكُ amliku possess
لَكُمْ lakum for you
ضَرًّۭا ḍarran any harm
وَلَا walā and not
رَشَدًۭا rashadan right path

Verse 22 - Surah Al-Jinn: 12 words

قُلْ إِنِّى لَن يُجِيرَنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٌۭ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allah anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.

قُلْ qul Say
إِنِّى innī Indeed I
لَن lan never
يُجِيرَنِى yujīranī can protect me
مِنَ mina from
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
أَحَدٌۭ aḥadun anyone
وَلَنْ walan and never
أَجِدَ ajida can I find
مِن min from
دُونِهِۦ dūnihi besides Him
مُلْتَحَدًا mul'taḥadan any refuge

Verse 23 - Surah Al-Jinn: 16 words

إِلَّا بَلَـٰغًۭا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَـٰلَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا

But [I have for you] only notification from Allah, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.

إِلَّا illā But
بَلَـٰغًۭا balāghan (the) notification
مِّنَ mina from
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
وَرِسَـٰلَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ warisālātihi and His Messages
وَمَن waman And whoever
يَعْصِ yaʿṣi disobeys
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ warasūlahu and His Messenger
فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed
لَهُۥ lahu for him
نَارَ nāra (is the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell
خَـٰلِدِينَ khālidīna (they will) abide
فِيهَآ fīhā therein
أَبَدًا abadan forever

Verse 24 - Surah Al-Jinn: 11 words

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًۭا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًۭا

[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.

حَتَّىٰٓ ḥattā Until
إِذَا idhā when
رَأَوْا۟ ra-aw they see
مَا mā what
يُوعَدُونَ yūʿadūna they are promised
فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ fasayaʿlamūna then they will know
مَنْ man who
أَضْعَفُ aḍʿafu (is) weaker
نَاصِرًۭا nāṣiran (in) helpers
وَأَقَلُّ wa-aqallu and fewer
عَدَدًۭا ʿadadan (in) number

Verse 25 - Surah Al-Jinn: 11 words

قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌۭ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا

Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."

قُلْ qul Say
إِنْ in Not
أَدْرِىٓ adrī I know
أَقَرِيبٌۭ aqarībun whether is near
مَّا mā what
تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna you are promised
أَمْ am or (whether)
يَجْعَلُ yajʿalu will appoint
لَهُۥ lahu for it
رَبِّىٓ rabbī my Lord
أَمَدًا amadan a (distant) term

Verse 26 - Surah Al-Jinn: 7 words

عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

عَـٰلِمُ ʿālimu (The) All-Knower
ٱلْغَيْبِ l-ghaybi (of) the unseen
فَلَا falā so not
يُظْهِرُ yuẓ'hiru He reveals
عَلَىٰ ʿalā from
غَيْبِهِۦٓ ghaybihi His unseen
أَحَدًا aḥadan (to) anyone

Verse 27 - Surah Al-Jinn: 13 words

إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍۢ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًۭا

Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers

إِلَّا illā Except
مَنِ mani whom
ٱرْتَضَىٰ ir'taḍā He has approved
مِن min of
رَّسُولٍۢ rasūlin a Messenger
فَإِنَّهُۥ fa-innahu and indeed, He
يَسْلُكُ yasluku makes to march
مِنۢ min from
بَيْنِ bayni before
يَدَيْهِ yadayhi him
وَمِنْ wamin and from
خَلْفِهِۦ khalfihi behind him
رَصَدًۭا raṣadan a guard

Verse 28 - Surah Al-Jinn: 13 words

لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًۢا

That he may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.

لِّيَعْلَمَ liyaʿlama That He may make evident
أَن an that
قَدْ qad indeed
أَبْلَغُوا۟ ablaghū they have conveyed
رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ risālāti (the) Messages
رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord
وَأَحَاطَ wa-aḥāṭa and He has encompassed
بِمَا bimā what
لَدَيْهِمْ ladayhim (is) with them
وَأَحْصَىٰ wa-aḥṣā and He takes account
كُلَّ kulla (of) all
شَىْءٍ shayin things
عَدَدًۢا ʿadadan (in) number

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سبحان الله Glory be to Allah

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ