Surah Al-Mursalaat word by word

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Al-Mursalaat (المرسلات) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 50 verses, 181 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 181 words to discover, Surah Al-Mursalaat 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-Mursalaat: 2 words

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًۭا

By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ wal-mur'salāti By the ones sent forth
عُرْفًۭا ʿur'fan one after another

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 2 words

فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًۭا

And the winds that blow violently

فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ fal-ʿāṣifāti And the winds that blow
عَصْفًۭا ʿaṣfan violently

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 2 words

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًۭا

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ wal-nāshirāti And the ones that scatter
نَشْرًۭا nashran far and wide

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 2 words

فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًۭا

And those [angels] who bring criterion

فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ fal-fāriqāti And those who separate
فَرْقًۭا farqan (by the) Criterion

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 2 words

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

And those [angels] who deliver a message

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ fal-mul'qiyāti And those who bring down
ذِكْرًا dhik'ran (the) Reminder

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

As justification or warning,

عُذْرًا ʿudh'ran (As) justification
أَوْ aw or
نُذْرًا nudh'ran warning

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

إِنَّمَا innamā Indeed, what
تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna you are promised
لَوَٰقِعٌۭ lawāqiʿun will surely occur

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

So when the stars are obliterated

فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when
ٱلنُّجُومُ l-nujūmu the stars
طُمِسَتْ ṭumisat are obliterated

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

And when the heaven is opened

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱلسَّمَآءُ l-samāu the heaven
فُرِجَتْ furijat is cleft asunder

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

And when the mountains are blown away

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱلْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains
نُسِفَتْ nusifat are blown away

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

And when the messengers' time has come...

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱلرُّسُلُ l-rusulu the Messengers
أُقِّتَتْ uqqitat are gathered to their appointed time

Verse 12 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

For what Day was it postponed?

لِأَىِّ li-ayyi For what
يَوْمٍ yawmin Day
أُجِّلَتْ ujjilat are (these) postponed

Verse 13 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 2 words

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

For the Day of Judgement.

لِيَوْمِ liyawmi For (the) Day
ٱلْفَصْلِ l-faṣli (of) Judgment

Verse 14 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 5 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

وَمَآ wamā And what
أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka will make you know
مَا mā what
يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day
ٱلْفَصْلِ l-faṣli (of) the Judgment

Verse 15 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 16 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Did We not destroy the former peoples?

أَلَمْ alam Did not
نُهْلِكِ nuh'liki We destroy
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna the former (people)

Verse 17 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

Then We will follow them with the later ones.

ثُمَّ thumma Then
نُتْبِعُهُمُ nut'biʿuhumu We follow them up
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ l-ākhirīna (with) the later ones

Verse 18 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Thus do We deal with the criminals.

كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus
نَفْعَلُ nafʿalu We deal
بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ bil-muj'rimīna with the criminals

Verse 19 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 20 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 5 words

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?

أَلَمْ alam Did not
نَخْلُقكُّم nakhluqkkum We create you
مِّن min from
مَّآءٍۢ māin a water
مَّهِينٍۢ mahīnin despicable

Verse 21 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍ

And We placed it in a firm lodging

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ fajaʿalnāhu Then We placed it
فِى fī in
قَرَارٍۢ qarārin an abode
مَّكِينٍ makīnin safe

Verse 22 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

For a known extent.

إِلَىٰ ilā For
قَدَرٍۢ qadarin a period
مَّعْلُومٍۢ maʿlūmin known

Verse 23 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

فَقَدَرْنَا faqadarnā So We measured
فَنِعْمَ faniʿ'ma and Best
ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ l-qādirūna (are We to) measure

Verse 24 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 25 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth a container

أَلَمْ alam Have not
نَجْعَلِ najʿali We made
ٱلْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth
كِفَاتًا kifātan a receptacle

Verse 26 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 2 words

أَحْيَآءًۭ وَأَمْوَٰتًۭا

Of the living and the dead?

أَحْيَآءًۭ aḥyāan (For the) living
وَأَمْوَٰتًۭا wa-amwātan and (the) dead

Verse 27 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 7 words

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍۢ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءًۭ فُرَاتًۭا

And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made
فِيهَا fīhā therein
رَوَٰسِىَ rawāsiya firmly set mountains
شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍۢ shāmikhātin lofty
وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم wa-asqaynākum and We gave you to drink
مَّآءًۭ māan water
فُرَاتًۭا furātan sweet

Verse 28 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 29 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 6 words

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ inṭaliqū Proceed
إِلَىٰ ilā to
مَا mā what
كُنتُم kuntum you used to
بِهِۦ bihi in it
تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibūna deny

Verse 30 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 6 words

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ inṭaliqū Proceed
إِلَىٰ ilā to
ظِلٍّۢ ẓillin a shadow
ذِى dhī having
ثَلَـٰثِ thalāthi three
شُعَبٍۢ shuʿabin columns

Verse 31 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 6 words

لَّا ظَلِيلٍۢ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

لَّا lā No
ظَلِيلٍۢ ẓalīlin cool shade
وَلَا walā and not
يُغْنِى yugh'nī availing
مِنَ mina against
ٱللَّهَبِ l-lahabi the flame

Verse 32 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it
تَرْمِى tarmī throws up
بِشَرَرٍۢ bishararin sparks
كَٱلْقَصْرِ kal-qaṣri as the fortress

Verse 33 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

كَأَنَّهُۥ ka-annahu As if they (were)
جِمَـٰلَتٌۭ jimālatun camels
صُفْرٌۭ ṣuf'run yellow

Verse 34 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 35 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

This is a Day they will not speak,

هَـٰذَا hādhā This
يَوْمُ yawmu (is) a Day
لَا lā not
يَنطِقُونَ yanṭiqūna they will speak

Verse 36 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.

وَلَا walā And not
يُؤْذَنُ yu'dhanu will it be permitted
لَهُمْ lahum for them
فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ fayaʿtadhirūna to make excuses

Verse 37 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 38 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 5 words

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.

هَـٰذَا hādhā This
يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day
ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ l-faṣli (of) Judgment
جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ jamaʿnākum We have gathered you
وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ wal-awalīna and the former (people)

Verse 39 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 5 words

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ

So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.

فَإِن fa-in So if
كَانَ kāna is
لَكُمْ lakum for you
كَيْدٌۭ kaydun a plan
فَكِيدُونِ fakīdūni then plan against Me

Verse 40 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 41 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 5 words

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs

إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna the righteous
فِى fī (will be) in
ظِلَـٰلٍۢ ẓilālin shades
وَعُيُونٍۢ waʿuyūnin and springs

Verse 42 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And fruits from whatever they desire,

وَفَوَٰكِهَ wafawākiha And fruits
مِمَّا mimmā from what
يَشْتَهُونَ yashtahūna they desire

Verse 43 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 6 words

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

كُلُوا۟ kulū Eat
وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ wa-ish'rabū and drink
هَنِيٓـًٔۢا hanīan (in) satisfaction
بِمَا bimā for what
كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to
تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do

Verse 44 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّا innā Indeed, We
كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika thus
نَجْزِى najzī reward
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers

Verse 45 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 46 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 5 words

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.

كُلُوا۟ kulū Eat
وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ watamattaʿū and enjoy yourselves
قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little
إِنَّكُم innakum indeed, you
مُّجْرِمُونَ muj'rimūna (are) criminals

Verse 47 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 48 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 6 words

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
قِيلَ qīla it is said
لَهُمُ lahumu to them
ٱرْكَعُوا۟ ir'kaʿū Bow
لَا lā not
يَرْكَعُونَ yarkaʿūna they bow

Verse 49 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 50 - Surah Al-Mursalaat: 4 words

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?

فَبِأَىِّ fabi-ayyi Then in what
حَدِيثٍۭ ḥadīthin statement
بَعْدَهُۥ baʿdahu after it
يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna will they believe

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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