Surah Quraish word by word

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Quraish (قريش) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 4 verses, 17 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 17 words to discover, Surah Quraish 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 Quraish: 2 words

لِإِيلَـٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ

For the accustomed security of the Quraysh -

لِإِيلَـٰفِ liīlāfi For (the) familiarity
قُرَيْشٍ qurayshin (of the) Quraish

Verse 2 - Surah Quraish: 4 words

إِۦلَـٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ

Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer -

إِۦلَـٰفِهِمْ īlāfihim Their familiarity
رِحْلَةَ riḥ'lata (with the) journey
ٱلشِّتَآءِ l-shitāi (of) winter
وَٱلصَّيْفِ wal-ṣayfi and summer

Verse 3 - Surah Quraish: 4 words

فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ

Let them worship the Lord of this House,

فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ falyaʿbudū So let them worship
رَبَّ rabba (the) Lord
هَـٰذَا hādhā (of) this
ٱلْبَيْتِ l-bayti House

Verse 4 - Surah Quraish: 7 words

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ

Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe, [saving them] from fear.

ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī The One Who
أَطْعَمَهُم aṭʿamahum feeds them
مِّن min [from]
جُوعٍۢ jūʿin (against) hunger
وَءَامَنَهُم waāmanahum and gives them security
مِّنْ min from
خَوْفٍۭ khawfin fear

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