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.

With 221 words to discover, Surah As-Saff 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 As-Saff: 11 words

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.

سَبَّحَ sabbaḥa 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
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
ٱلْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise

Verse 2 - Surah As-Saff: 8 words

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who(believe)
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe
لِمَ lima Why
تَقُولُونَ taqūlūna (do) you say
مَا mā what
لَا lā not
تَفْعَلُونَ tafʿalūna you do

Verse 3 - Surah As-Saff: 9 words

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.

كَبُرَ kabura Great is
مَقْتًا maqtan hatred
عِندَ ʿinda with
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
أَن an that
تَقُولُوا۟ taqūlū you say
مَا mā what
لَا lā not
تَفْعَلُونَ tafʿalūna you do

Verse 4 - Surah As-Saff: 11 words

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.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu loves
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
يُقَـٰتِلُونَ yuqātilūna fight
فِى fī in
سَبِيلِهِۦ sabīlihi His Way
صَفًّۭا ṣaffan (in) a row
كَأَنَّهُم ka-annahum as if they
بُنْيَـٰنٌۭ bun'yānun (were) a structure
مَّرْصُوصٌۭ marṣūṣun joined firmly

Verse 5 - Surah As-Saff: 23 words

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.

وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
قَالَ qāla said
مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa
لِقَوْمِهِۦ liqawmihi to his people
يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people
لِمَ lima Why
تُؤْذُونَنِى tu'dhūnanī do you hurt me
وَقَد waqad while certainly
تَّعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
أَنِّى annī that I am
رَسُولُ rasūlu (the) Messenger
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ ilaykum to you
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when
زَاغُوٓا۟ zāghū they deviated
أَزَاغَ azāgha (was caused to) deviate
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah
قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ qulūbahum their hearts
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
لَا lā (does) not
يَهْدِى yahdī guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ l-fāsiqīna the defiantly disobedient

Verse 6 - Surah As-Saff: 31 words

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."

وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
قَالَ qāla said
عِيسَى ʿīsā Isa
ٱبْنُ ub'nu son
مَرْيَمَ maryama (of) Maryam
يَـٰبَنِىٓ yābanī O Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ is'rāīla (of) Israel
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I am
رَسُولُ rasūlu (the) Messenger
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
إِلَيْكُم ilaykum to you
مُّصَدِّقًۭا muṣaddiqan confirming
لِّمَا limā that which
بَيْنَ bayna (was) between
يَدَىَّ yadayya my hands
مِنَ mina of
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ l-tawrāti the Taurat
وَمُبَشِّرًۢا wamubashiran and bringing glad tidings
بِرَسُولٍۢ birasūlin (of) a Messenger
يَأْتِى yatī to come
مِنۢ min from
بَعْدِى baʿdī after me
ٱسْمُهُۥٓ us'muhu whose name (will be)
أَحْمَدُ ۖ aḥmadu Ahmad
فَلَمَّا falammā But when
جَآءَهُم jāahum he came to them
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs
قَالُوا۟ qālū they said
هَـٰذَا hādhā This
سِحْرٌۭ siḥ'run (is) a magic
مُّبِينٌۭ mubīnun clear

Verse 7 - Surah As-Saff: 16 words

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.

وَمَنْ waman And who
أَظْلَمُ aẓlamu (is) more wrong
مِمَّنِ mimmani than (one) who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ if'tarā invents
عَلَى ʿalā upon
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
ٱلْكَذِبَ l-kadhiba the lie
وَهُوَ wahuwa while he
يُدْعَىٰٓ yud'ʿā is invited
إِلَى ilā to
ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ l-is'lāmi Islam
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
لَا lā (does) not
يَهْدِى yahdī guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna [the] wrongdoers

Verse 8 - Surah As-Saff: 11 words

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.

يُرِيدُونَ yurīdūna They intend
لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ liyuṭ'fiū to put out
نُورَ nūra (the) light
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ bi-afwāhihim with their mouths
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu but Allah
مُتِمُّ mutimmu will perfect
نُورِهِۦ nūrihi His Light
وَلَوْ walaw although
كَرِهَ kariha dislike
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers

Verse 9 - Surah As-Saff: 14 words

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.

هُوَ huwa He
ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī (is) the One Who
أَرْسَلَ arsala sent
رَسُولَهُۥ rasūlahu His Messenger
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ bil-hudā with guidance
وَدِينِ wadīni and (the) religion
ٱلْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi (of) the truth
لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ liyuẓ'hirahu to make it prevail
عَلَى ʿalā over
ٱلدِّينِ l-dīni the religion
كُلِّهِۦ kullihi all of them
وَلَوْ walaw although
كَرِهَ kariha dislike (it)
ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ l-mush'rikūna the polytheists

Verse 10 - Surah As-Saff: 11 words

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?

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who(believe)
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe
هَلْ hal Shall
أَدُلُّكُمْ adullukum I guide you
عَلَىٰ ʿalā to
تِجَـٰرَةٍۢ tijāratin a transaction
تُنجِيكُم tunjīkum (that) will save you
مِّنْ min from
عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin a punishment
أَلِيمٍۢ alīmin painful

Verse 11 - Surah As-Saff: 15 words

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.

تُؤْمِنُونَ tu'minūna Believe
بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ warasūlihi and His Messenger
وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ watujāhidūna and strive
فِى fī in
سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ bi-amwālikum with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ wa-anfusikum and your lives
ذَٰلِكُمْ dhālikum That
خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) better
لَّكُمْ lakum for you
إِن in if
كُنتُمْ kuntum you
تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna know

Verse 12 - Surah As-Saff: 17 words

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.

يَغْفِرْ yaghfir He will forgive
لَكُمْ lakum for you
ذُنُوبَكُمْ dhunūbakum your sins
وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ wayud'khil'kum and admit you
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ jannātin (in) Gardens
تَجْرِى tajrī flow
مِن min from
تَحْتِهَا taḥtihā underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ l-anhāru the rivers
وَمَسَـٰكِنَ wamasākina and dwellings
طَيِّبَةًۭ ṭayyibatan pleasant
فِى fī in
جَنَّـٰتِ jannāti Gardens
عَدْنٍۢ ۚ ʿadnin (of) Eternity
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
ٱلْفَوْزُ l-fawzu (is) the success
ٱلْعَظِيمُ l-ʿaẓīmu the great

Verse 13 - Surah As-Saff: 9 words

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.

وَأُخْرَىٰ wa-ukh'rā And another
تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ tuḥibbūnahā that you love
نَصْرٌۭ naṣrun a help
مِّنَ mina from
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
وَفَتْحٌۭ wafatḥun and a victory
قَرِيبٌۭ ۗ qarībun near
وَبَشِّرِ wabashiri and give glad tidings
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna (to) the believers

Verse 14 - Surah As-Saff: 35 words

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.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who(believe)
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe
كُونُوٓا۟ kūnū Be
أَنصَارَ anṣāra helpers
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
كَمَا kamā as
قَالَ qāla said
عِيسَى ʿīsā Isa
ٱبْنُ ub'nu son
مَرْيَمَ maryama (of) Maryam
لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ lil'ḥawāriyyīna to the disciples
مَنْ man Who
أَنصَارِىٓ anṣārī (are) my helpers
إِلَى ilā for
ٱللَّهِ ۖ l-lahi Allah
قَالَ qāla Said
ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ l-ḥawāriyūna the disciples
نَحْنُ naḥnu We
أَنصَارُ anṣāru (are) the helpers
ٱللَّهِ ۖ l-lahi (of) Allah
فَـَٔامَنَت faāmanat Then believed
طَّآئِفَةٌۭ ṭāifatun a group
مِّنۢ min of
بَنِىٓ banī Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ is'rāīla (of) Israel
وَكَفَرَت wakafarat and disbelieved
طَّآئِفَةٌۭ ۖ ṭāifatun a group
فَأَيَّدْنَا fa-ayyadnā So We supported
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believed
عَلَىٰ ʿalā against
عَدُوِّهِمْ ʿaduwwihim their enemy
فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ fa-aṣbaḥū and they became
ظَـٰهِرِينَ ẓāhirīna dominant

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حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل Allah is sufficient for us, the best guardian

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