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English - Chapter 72 - Al-Jinn

Translation by Abdul Majid Daryabadi — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:1

Say thou: it hath been revealed Unto me that a company of the Jinn listened, and said, verily we have listened to a Recitation wondrous

Verse 2 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:2

Guiding Unto rectitude; wherefore we have believed therein, and we shall by no means associate with our Lord anyone

Verse 3 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:3

And He - exalted be the majesty of our Lord!-hath taken neither a spouse nor a son

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:4

And the foolish among us were wont to forge lie against Allah exceedingly

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:5

And verily we! we had imagined that humankind and Jinn would never forge against Allah a lie

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:6

And persons among humankind have been seeking refuge with persons of the Jinn, so that they increased them in evil disposition

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:7

And indeed they imagined, even as ye imagined, that Allah will not raise any one

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:8

And we sought to reach the heaven; then we found it filled with a strong guard and darting meteors

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:9

And we were wont to sit on seats therein to listen; but whosoever listeneth now findeth for him a dartin meteor in wait

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:10

And we know not whether evil is boded for those who are on the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth for them a right direction

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:11

And of us there are some righteous, and of us are some otherwise; we have been following very diverse

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:12

And we known that we cannot frustrate Allah in the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:13

And when we heard the Message of guidance, we believed therein; and whosoever believeth in his Lord, he shall fear neither diminution nor wrong

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:14

And of us some are Muslims, and of us some are deviators. Then whosoever hath embraced Islam - such have endeavoured after a Path of rectitude

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:15

And as for the deviators, for Hell they shall be fuel

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:16

And had they kept to the path surely We would have watered them with rain plenteous

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:17

That We might try them there by. And whosoever turneth aside from the remembrance of his Lord, him He shall thrust into a torment vehement

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:18

And the prostrations are for Allah; wherefore call not along with Allah anyone

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:19

And when the bondman of Allah stood calling upon Him, they well nigh pressed on him stifling

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:20

Say thou: I simply call upon Allah, and I associate not with Him any-one

Verse 21 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:21

Say thou: 'verily own not for you power of hurt nor of benefit

Verse 22 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:22

Say thou: 'verily none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find beside Him any refuge

Verse 23 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:23

Mine is but the publishing from Allah and His messages; and whosoever disobeyeth Allah and His apostle, his portion verily is the Hell-Fire as abiders therein for evermore

Verse 24 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:24

They shall go on denying until they; behold that which they are promised wherefore then they shall know who were weaker in protectors and fewer in number

Verse 25 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:25

Say thou: know not whather that which ye are promised is nigh, or whether my Lord hath appointed for it a distant term

Verse 26 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:26

He is the Knower of the unseen, and He discloseth not His unseen Unto anyone

Verse 27 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:27

Save Unto an apostle chosen. And then He causeth to go before him and behind him a guard

Verse 28 — Surah Al-Jinn 72:28

That He may know that they have preached the message of their Lord. And He comprehendeth whatever is with them, and He keepeth count of everything numbered