Surah As-Saff word by word
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As-Saff (الصف) word by word, in full: Medinan, revealed in Medina, 14 verses, 221 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 As-Saff: 11 words
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سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allah, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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سَبَّحَ
sabbaḥa
Glorifies
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لِلَّهِ
lillahi
Allah
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مَا
mā
whatever
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فِى
fī
(is) in
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ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
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وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
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فِى
fī
(is) in
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ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ
l-arḍi
the earth
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وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
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ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
(is) the All-Mighty
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ٱلْحَكِيمُ
l-ḥakīmu
the All-Wise
Verse 2 - Surah As-Saff: 8 words
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ
O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who(believe)
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ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
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لِمَ
lima
Why
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تَقُولُونَ
taqūlūna
(do) you say
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مَا
mā
what
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لَا
lā
not
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تَفْعَلُونَ
tafʿalūna
you do
Verse 3 - Surah As-Saff: 9 words
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كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ
Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.
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كَبُرَ
kabura
Great is
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مَقْتًا
maqtan
hatred
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عِندَ
ʿinda
with
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
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أَن
an
that
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تَقُولُوا۟
taqūlū
you say
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مَا
mā
what
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لَا
lā
not
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تَفْعَلُونَ
tafʿalūna
you do
Verse 4 - Surah As-Saff: 11 words
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفًّۭا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌۭ مَّرْصُوصٌۭ
Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.
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إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
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يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
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يُقَـٰتِلُونَ
yuqātilūna
fight
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فِى
fī
in
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سَبِيلِهِۦ
sabīlihi
His Way
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صَفًّۭا
ṣaffan
(in) a row
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كَأَنَّهُم
ka-annahum
as if they
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بُنْيَـٰنٌۭ
bun'yānun
(were) a structure
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مَّرْصُوصٌۭ
marṣūṣun
joined firmly
Verse 5 - Surah As-Saff: 23 words
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وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allah to you?" And when they deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
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وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
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قَالَ
qāla
said
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مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
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لِقَوْمِهِۦ
liqawmihi
to his people
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يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
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لِمَ
lima
Why
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تُؤْذُونَنِى
tu'dhūnanī
do you hurt me
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وَقَد
waqad
while certainly
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تَّعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
you know
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أَنِّى
annī
that I am
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رَسُولُ
rasūlu
(the) Messenger
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ
ilaykum
to you
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فَلَمَّا
falammā
Then when
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زَاغُوٓا۟
zāghū
they deviated
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أَزَاغَ
azāgha
(was caused to) deviate
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ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
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قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ
qulūbahum
their hearts
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وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
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لَا
lā
(does) not
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يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
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ٱلْقَوْمَ
l-qawma
the people
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ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
l-fāsiqīna
the defiantly disobedient
Verse 6 - Surah As-Saff: 31 words
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وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُولٍۢ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِى ٱسْمُهُۥٓ أَحْمَدُ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic."
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وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
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قَالَ
qāla
said
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عِيسَى
ʿīsā
Isa
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ٱبْنُ
ub'nu
son
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مَرْيَمَ
maryama
(of) Maryam
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يَـٰبَنِىٓ
yābanī
O Children
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إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
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إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I am
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رَسُولُ
rasūlu
(the) Messenger
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
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مُّصَدِّقًۭا
muṣaddiqan
confirming
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لِّمَا
limā
that which
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بَيْنَ
bayna
(was) between
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يَدَىَّ
yadayya
my hands
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مِنَ
mina
of
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ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ
l-tawrāti
the Taurat
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وَمُبَشِّرًۢا
wamubashiran
and bringing glad tidings
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بِرَسُولٍۢ
birasūlin
(of) a Messenger
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يَأْتِى
yatī
to come
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مِنۢ
min
from
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بَعْدِى
baʿdī
after me
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ٱسْمُهُۥٓ
us'muhu
whose name (will be)
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أَحْمَدُ ۖ
aḥmadu
Ahmad
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فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
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جَآءَهُم
jāahum
he came to them
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بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
bil-bayināti
with clear proofs
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
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هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
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سِحْرٌۭ
siḥ'run
(is) a magic
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مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
clear
Verse 7 - Surah As-Saff: 16 words
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وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah untruth while he is being invited to Islam. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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وَمَنْ
waman
And who
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أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more wrong
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مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (one) who
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ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invents
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عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
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ٱلْكَذِبَ
l-kadhiba
the lie
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وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
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يُدْعَىٰٓ
yud'ʿā
is invited
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إِلَى
ilā
to
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ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ
l-is'lāmi
Islam
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وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
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لَا
lā
(does) not
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يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
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ٱلْقَوْمَ
l-qawma
the people
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ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
[the] wrongdoers
Verse 8 - Surah As-Saff: 11 words
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يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
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يُرِيدُونَ
yurīdūna
They intend
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لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟
liyuṭ'fiū
to put out
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نُورَ
nūra
(the) light
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ
bi-afwāhihim
with their mouths
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وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
but Allah
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مُتِمُّ
mutimmu
will perfect
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نُورِهِۦ
nūrihi
His Light
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وَلَوْ
walaw
although
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كَرِهَ
kariha
dislike
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ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
Verse 9 - Surah As-Saff: 14 words
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هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ
It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate others with Allah dislike it.
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هُوَ
huwa
He
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ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
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أَرْسَلَ
arsala
sent
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رَسُولَهُۥ
rasūlahu
His Messenger
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بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
bil-hudā
with guidance
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وَدِينِ
wadīni
and (the) religion
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ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
(of) the truth
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لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ
liyuẓ'hirahu
to make it prevail
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عَلَى
ʿalā
over
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ٱلدِّينِ
l-dīni
the religion
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كُلِّهِۦ
kullihi
all of them
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وَلَوْ
walaw
although
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كَرِهَ
kariha
dislike (it)
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ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ
l-mush'rikūna
the polytheists
Verse 10 - Surah As-Saff: 11 words
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَـٰرَةٍۢ تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ
O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment?
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who(believe)
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ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
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هَلْ
hal
Shall
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أَدُلُّكُمْ
adullukum
I guide you
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عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
to
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تِجَـٰرَةٍۢ
tijāratin
a transaction
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تُنجِيكُم
tunjīkum
(that) will save you
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مِّنْ
min
from
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عَذَابٍ
ʿadhābin
a punishment
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أَلِيمٍۢ
alīmin
painful
Verse 11 - Surah As-Saff: 15 words
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تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
[It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know.
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تُؤْمِنُونَ
tu'minūna
Believe
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بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
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وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
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وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ
watujāhidūna
and strive
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فِى
fī
in
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سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ
bi-amwālikum
with your wealth
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وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ
wa-anfusikum
and your lives
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ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
That
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خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
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لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
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إِن
in
if
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كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
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تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
Verse 12 - Surah As-Saff: 17 words
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يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ وَمَسَـٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةًۭ فِى جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍۢ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment.
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يَغْفِرْ
yaghfir
He will forgive
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لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
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ذُنُوبَكُمْ
dhunūbakum
your sins
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وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ
wayud'khil'kum
and admit you
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جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
(in) Gardens
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تَجْرِى
tajrī
flow
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مِن
min
from
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تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
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ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
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وَمَسَـٰكِنَ
wamasākina
and dwellings
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طَيِّبَةًۭ
ṭayyibatan
pleasant
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فِى
fī
in
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جَنَّـٰتِ
jannāti
Gardens
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عَدْنٍۢ ۚ
ʿadnin
(of) Eternity
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ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
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ٱلْفَوْزُ
l-fawzu
(is) the success
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ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the great
Verse 13 - Surah As-Saff: 9 words
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وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ نَصْرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌۭ قَرِيبٌۭ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.
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وَأُخْرَىٰ
wa-ukh'rā
And another
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تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ
tuḥibbūnahā
that you love
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نَصْرٌۭ
naṣrun
a help
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مِّنَ
mina
from
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
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وَفَتْحٌۭ
wafatḥun
and a victory
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قَرِيبٌۭ ۗ
qarībun
near
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وَبَشِّرِ
wabashiri
and give glad tidings
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ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
(to) the believers
Verse 14 - Surah As-Saff: 35 words
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوٓا۟ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌۭ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرِينَ
O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allah?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allah." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who(believe)
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ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
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كُونُوٓا۟
kūnū
Be
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أَنصَارَ
anṣāra
helpers
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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كَمَا
kamā
as
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قَالَ
qāla
said
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عِيسَى
ʿīsā
Isa
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ٱبْنُ
ub'nu
son
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مَرْيَمَ
maryama
(of) Maryam
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لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ
lil'ḥawāriyyīna
to the disciples
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مَنْ
man
Who
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أَنصَارِىٓ
anṣārī
(are) my helpers
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إِلَى
ilā
for
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ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
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قَالَ
qāla
Said
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ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ
l-ḥawāriyūna
the disciples
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نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
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أَنصَارُ
anṣāru
(are) the helpers
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ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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فَـَٔامَنَت
faāmanat
Then believed
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طَّآئِفَةٌۭ
ṭāifatun
a group
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مِّنۢ
min
of
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بَنِىٓ
banī
Children
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إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
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وَكَفَرَت
wakafarat
and disbelieved
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طَّآئِفَةٌۭ ۖ
ṭāifatun
a group
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فَأَيَّدْنَا
fa-ayyadnā
So We supported
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
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ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
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عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
against
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عَدُوِّهِمْ
ʿaduwwihim
their enemy
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فَأَصْبَحُوا۟
fa-aṣbaḥū
and they became
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ظَـٰهِرِينَ
ẓāhirīna
dominant
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