Surah Al-Kaafiroon word by word

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Al-Kaafiroon (الكافرون) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 6 verses, 26 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 26 words to discover, Surah Al-Kaafiroon 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-Kaafiroon: 3 words

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Say, "O disbelievers,

قُلْ qul Say
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ l-kāfirūna disbelievers

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Kaafiroon: 4 words

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

I do not worship what you worship.

لَآ lā Not
أَعْبُدُ aʿbudu I worship
مَا mā what
تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna you worship

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Kaafiroon: 5 words

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

وَلَآ walā And not
أَنتُمْ antum you
عَـٰبِدُونَ ʿābidūna (are) worshippers
مَآ mā (of) what
أَعْبُدُ aʿbudu I worship

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Kaafiroon: 5 words

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.

وَلَآ walā And not
أَنَا۠ anā I am
عَابِدٌۭ ʿābidun a worshipper
مَّا mā (of) what
عَبَدتُّمْ ʿabadttum you worship

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Kaafiroon: 5 words

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

وَلَآ walā And not
أَنتُمْ antum you
عَـٰبِدُونَ ʿābidūna (are) worshippers
مَآ mā (of) what
أَعْبُدُ aʿbudu I worship

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Kaafiroon: 4 words

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."

لَكُمْ lakum For you
دِينُكُمْ dīnukum (is) your religion
وَلِىَ waliya and for me
دِينِ dīni (is) my religion

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