Surah Al-Jumu'a word by word

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Al-Jumu'a (الجمعة) word by word, in full: Medinan, revealed in Medina, 11 verses, 175 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 175 words to discover, Surah Al-Jumu'a 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-Jumu'a: 12 words

يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

يُسَبِّحُ yusabbiḥu Glorifies
لِلَّهِ lillahi Allah
مَا mā whatever
فِى fī (is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens
وَمَا wamā and whatever
فِى fī (is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
ٱلْمَلِكِ l-maliki the Sovereign
ٱلْقُدُّوسِ l-qudūsi the Holy
ٱلْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمِ l-ḥakīmi the All-Wise

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 21 words

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ رَسُولًۭا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom - although they were before in clear error -

هُوَ huwa He
ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) the One Who
بَعَثَ baʿatha sent
فِى fī among
ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ l-umiyīna the unlettered
رَسُولًۭا rasūlan a Messenger
مِّنْهُمْ min'hum from themselves
يَتْلُوا۟ yatlū reciting
عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ āyātihi His Verses
وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ wayuzakkīhim and purifying them
وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ wayuʿallimuhumu and teaching them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ l-kitāba the Book
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ wal-ḥik'mata and the wisdom
وَإِن wa-in although
كَانُوا۟ kānū they were
مِن min from
قَبْلُ qablu before
لَفِى lafī surely in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ ḍalālin an error
مُّبِينٍۢ mubīnin clear

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 8 words

وَءَاخَرِينَ مِنْهُمْ لَمَّا يَلْحَقُوا۟ بِهِمْ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

And [to] others of them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

وَءَاخَرِينَ waākharīna And others
مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them
لَمَّا lammā who have not yet
يَلْحَقُوا۟ yalḥaqū joined
بِهِمْ ۚ bihim them
وَهُوَ wahuwa and He
ٱلْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 10 words

ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

That is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
فَضْلُ faḍlu (is the) Bounty
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
يُؤْتِيهِ yu'tīhi He gives it
مَن man (to) whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ yashāu He wills
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
ذُو dhū (is the) Possessor
ٱلْفَضْلِ l-faḍli (of) Bounty
ٱلْعَظِيمِ l-ʿaẓīmi the Great

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 23 words

مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًۢا ۚ بِئْسَ مَثَلُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

مَثَلُ mathalu (The) likeness
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who
حُمِّلُوا۟ ḥummilū were entrusted
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ l-tawrāta (with) the Taurat
ثُمَّ thumma then
لَمْ lam not
يَحْمِلُوهَا yaḥmilūhā they bore it
كَمَثَلِ kamathali (is) like
ٱلْحِمَارِ l-ḥimāri the donkey
يَحْمِلُ yaḥmilu who carries
أَسْفَارًۢا ۚ asfāran books
بِئْسَ bi'sa Wretched is
مَثَلُ mathalu (the) example
ٱلْقَوْمِ l-qawmi (of) the people
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna who
كَذَّبُوا۟ kadhabū deny
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ biāyāti (the) Signs
ٱللَّهِ ۚ l-lahi (of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
لَا lā (does) not
يَهْدِى yahdī guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 17 words

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوٓا۟ إِن زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا۟ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful."

قُلْ qul Say
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna you (who)
هَادُوٓا۟ hādū (are) Jews
إِن in If
زَعَمْتُمْ zaʿamtum you claim
أَنَّكُمْ annakum that you
أَوْلِيَآءُ awliyāu (are) allies
لِلَّهِ lillahi of Allah
مِن min from
دُونِ dūni excluding
ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the people
فَتَمَنَّوُا۟ fatamannawū then wish
ٱلْمَوْتَ l-mawta (for) the death
إِن in if
كُنتُمْ kuntum you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 9 words

وَلَا يَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓ أَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

But they will not wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.

وَلَا walā But not
يَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓ yatamannawnahu they will wish for it
أَبَدًۢا abadan ever
بِمَا bimā for what
قَدَّمَتْ qaddamat (have) sent forth
أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ aydīhim their hands
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knowing
بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ bil-ẓālimīna of the wrongdoers

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 18 words

قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْمَوْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَفِرُّونَ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مُلَـٰقِيكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَـٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Say, "Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do."

قُلْ qul Say
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلْمَوْتَ l-mawta the death
ٱلَّذِى alladhī which
تَفِرُّونَ tafirrūna you flee
مِنْهُ min'hu from it
فَإِنَّهُۥ fa-innahu then surely it
مُلَـٰقِيكُمْ ۖ mulāqīkum (will) meet you
ثُمَّ thumma Then
تُرَدُّونَ turaddūna you will be sent back
إِلَىٰ ilā to
عَـٰلِمِ ʿālimi (the) All-Knower
ٱلْغَيْبِ l-ghaybi (of) the unseen
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ wal-shahādati and the witnessed
فَيُنَبِّئُكُم fayunabbi-ukum and He will inform you
بِمَا bimā [of] what
كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to
تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 21 words

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نُودِىَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن يَوْمِ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ فَٱسْعَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who(believe)
ءَامَنُوٓا۟ āmanū believe
إِذَا idhā When
نُودِىَ nūdiya (the) call is made
لِلصَّلَوٰةِ lilṣṣalati for (the) prayer
مِن min on
يَوْمِ yawmi (the) day
ٱلْجُمُعَةِ l-jumuʿati (of) Friday
فَٱسْعَوْا۟ fa-is'ʿaw then hasten
إِلَىٰ ilā to
ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
وَذَرُوا۟ wadharū and leave
ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ l-bayʿa the business
ذَٰلِكُمْ dhālikum That
خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) better
لَّكُمْ lakum for you
إِن in if
كُنتُمْ kuntum you
تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna know

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 15 words

فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.

فَإِذَا fa-idhā Then when
قُضِيَتِ quḍiyati is concluded
ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ l-ṣalatu the prayer
فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ fa-intashirū then disperse
فِى fī in
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land
وَٱبْتَغُوا۟ wa-ib'taghū and seek
مِن min from
فَضْلِ faḍli (the) Bounty
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ wa-udh'kurū and remember
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
كَثِيرًۭا kathīran much
لَّعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may
تُفْلِحُونَ tuf'liḥūna succeed

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Jumu'a: 21 words

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ تِجَـٰرَةً أَوْ لَهْوًا ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِمًۭا ۚ قُلْ مَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

But when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muhammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, "What is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the best of providers."

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
رَأَوْا۟ ra-aw they saw
تِجَـٰرَةً tijāratan a transaction
أَوْ aw or
لَهْوًا lahwan a sport
ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟ infaḍḍū they rushed
إِلَيْهَا ilayhā to it
وَتَرَكُوكَ watarakūka and left you
قَآئِمًۭا ۚ qāiman standing
قُلْ qul Say
مَا mā What
عِندَ ʿinda (is) with
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) better
مِّنَ mina than
ٱللَّهْوِ l-lahwi the sport
وَمِنَ wamina and from
ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِ ۚ l-tijārati (any) transaction
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
خَيْرُ khayru (is the) Best
ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ l-rāziqīna (of) the Providers

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