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الحِجۡرِ

Surah Al-Hijr

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Allah’s protection of His revelation and lessons of past nations.

About Surah Al-Hijr

Al-Hijr is a Makkan surah affirming that Allah Himself preserves the Quran, with reminders drawn from the fate of earlier peoples and the story of Adam and Iblis.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. 1 Al-Hijr 15:1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

    Alif-Laaam-Raa; tilka Aayaatul Kitaabi wa Qur-aa-nim Mubeen

    Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.

  2. 2 Al-Hijr 15:2

    رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ

    Rubamaa yawaddul lazeena kafaroo law kaanoo muslimeen

    Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.

  3. 3 Al-Hijr 15:3

    ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا۟ وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ وَيُلْهِهِمُ ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Zarhum yaakuloo wa tatamatta'oo wa yulhihimul amalu fasawfa ya'lamoon

    Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.

  4. 4 Al-Hijr 15:4

    وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ

    Wa maaa ahlaknaa min qaryatin illaa wa lahaa kitaabum ma'loom

    And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

  5. 5 Al-Hijr 15:5

    مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    Maa tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahaa wa maa yastaakhiroon

    No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.

  6. 6 Al-Hijr 15:6

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ

    Wa qaaloo yaaa aiyuhal lazee nuzzila 'alaihiz Zikru innaka lamajnoon

    And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.

  7. 7 Al-Hijr 15:7

    لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    Law maa taateenaa bil malaaa'ikati in kunta minas saadiqeen

    Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"

  8. 8 Al-Hijr 15:8

    مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًۭا مُّنظَرِينَ

    Maa nunazzilul malaaa'i kata illaa bilhaqqi wa maa kaanooo izam munzareen

    We do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved.

  9. 9 Al-Hijr 15:9

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

    Innaa Nahnu nazalnaz Zikra wa Innaa lahoo lahaa fizoon

    Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.

  10. 10 Al-Hijr 15:10

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Wa laqad arsalnaa min qablika fee shiya'il awwaleen

    And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.

  11. 11 Al-Hijr 15:11

    وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    Wa maa yaateehim mir Rasoolin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi'oon

    And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.

  12. 12 Al-Hijr 15:12

    كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    kazaalika naslukuhoo fee quloobil mujrimeen

    Thus do We insert denial into the hearts of the criminals.

  13. 13 Al-Hijr 15:13

    لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Laa yu'minoona bihee wa qad khalat sunnatul awwaleen

    They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.

  14. 14 Al-Hijr 15:14

    وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ

    Wa law fatahnaa 'alaihim baabam minas samaaa'i fazaloo feehi ya'rujoon

    And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,

  15. 15 Al-Hijr 15:15

    لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌۭ مَّسْحُورُونَ

    Laqaaloo innamaa sukkirat absaarunaa bal nahnu qawmum mashooroon

    They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."

  16. 16 Al-Hijr 15:16

    وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًۭا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

    Wa laqad ja'alnaa fissamaaa'i buroojanw wa zaiyannaahaa linnaazireen

    And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

  17. 17 Al-Hijr 15:17

    وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍ

    Wa hafiznaahaa min kulli Shaitaanir rajeem

    And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]

  18. 18 Al-Hijr 15:18

    إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

    Illaa manis taraqas sam'a fa atba'ahoo shihaabum mubeen

    Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.

  19. 19 Al-Hijr 15:19

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ مَّوْزُونٍۢ

    Wal arda madadnaahaa wa alqainaa feehaa rawaasiya wa ambatnaa feehaa min kulli shai'im mawzoon

    And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.

  20. 20 Al-Hijr 15:20

    وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ

    Wa ja'alnaa lakum feehaa ma'aayisha wa mal lastum lahoo biraaziqeen

    And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.

  21. 21 Al-Hijr 15:21

    وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

    Wa im min shai'in illaa 'indanaa khazaaa 'inuhoo wa maa nunazziluhooo illaa biqadarim ma'loom

    And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure.

  22. 22 Al-Hijr 15:22

    وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلرِّيَٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ لَهُۥ بِخَٰزِنِينَ

    Wa arsalnar riyaaha la waaqiha fa anzalnaa minas samaaa'i maaa'an fa asqai naakumoohu wa maaa antum lahoo bikhaazineen

    And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.

  23. 23 Al-Hijr 15:23

    وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ

    Wa innnaa la nahnu nuhyee wa numeetu wa nahnul waarisoon

    And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.

  24. 24 Al-Hijr 15:24

    وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ

    Wa la qad 'alimnal mustaqdimeena minkum wa laqad 'alimnal mustaakhireen

    And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].

  25. 25 Al-Hijr 15:25

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌۭ

    Wa inna Rabbaka Huwa yahshuruhum; innahoo Hakeem 'Aleem

    And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

  26. 26 Al-Hijr 15:26

    وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

    Wa laqad khalaqnal insaana min salsaalim min hama im masnoon

    And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.

  27. 27 Al-Hijr 15:27

    وَٱلْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ

    Waljaaanna khalaqnaahu min qablu min naaris samoom

    And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.

  28. 28 Al-Hijr 15:28

    وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًۭا مِّن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

    Wa iz qaala Rabbuka lilmalaaa' ikati innee khaaliqum basharam min salsaalim min hama im masnoon

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.

  29. 29 Al-Hijr 15:29

    فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

    Fa izaa sawwaituhoo wa nafakhtu feehi mir roohee faqa'oo lahoo saajideen

    And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

  30. 30 Al-Hijr 15:30

    فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

    Fasajadal malaaa'ikatu kulluhum ajma'oon

    So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

  31. 31 Al-Hijr 15:31

    إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    Illaaa ibleesa abaaa ai yakoona ma'as saajideen

    Except Iblees, he refused to be with those who prostrated.

  32. 32 Al-Hijr 15:32

    قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    Qaala yaaa Ibleesu maa laka allaa takoona ma'as saajideen

    [Allah] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"

  33. 33 Al-Hijr 15:33

    قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

    Qaala lam akul li asjuda libasharin khalaqtahoo min salsaalim min hama im masnoon

    He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."

  34. 34 Al-Hijr 15:34

    قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌۭ

    Qaala fakhruj minhaa fa innaka rajeem

    [Allah] said, "Then get out of it, for indeed, you are expelled.

  35. 35 Al-Hijr 15:35

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Wa inna 'alikal la'nata ilaa Yawmid Deen

    And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense."

  36. 36 Al-Hijr 15:36

    قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    Qaala Rabbi fa anzirneee ilaa Yawmi yub'asoon

    He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

  37. 37 Al-Hijr 15:37

    قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    Qaala fa innaka minal munzareen

    [Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

  38. 38 Al-Hijr 15:38

    إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

    Ilaa Yawmil waqtil ma'loom

    Until the Day of the time well-known."

  39. 39 Al-Hijr 15:39

    قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Qaala Rabbi bimaaa aghwaitanee la uzayyinaana lahum fil ardi wa la ughwiyan nahum ajma'een

    [Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all

  40. 40 Al-Hijr 15:40

    إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Illaa 'ibaadaka minhumul mukhlaseen

    Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

  41. 41 Al-Hijr 15:41

    قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ عَلَىَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

    Qaala haaza Siraatun 'alaiya Mustaqeem

    [Allah] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight.

  42. 42 Al-Hijr 15:42

    إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ

    Inna 'ibaadee laisa laka 'alaihim sultaanun illaa manittaba'aka minal ghaaween

    Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.

  43. 43 Al-Hijr 15:43

    وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Wa inna jahannama lamaw'iduhum ajma'een

    And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.

  44. 44 Al-Hijr 15:44

    لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَٰبٍۢ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌۭ مَّقْسُومٌ

    Lahaa sab'atu abwaab; likulli baabim minhum juz'um maqsoom

    It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated."

  45. 45 Al-Hijr 15:45

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ

    Innal muttaqeena fee Jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

    Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs.

  46. 46 Al-Hijr 15:46

    ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ

    Udkhuloohaa bisalaamin aamineen

    [Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."

  47. 47 Al-Hijr 15:47

    وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

    Wa naza'naa ma fee sudoorihim min ghillin ikhwaanan 'alaa sururim mutaqaabileen

    And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other.

  48. 48 Al-Hijr 15:48

    لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌۭ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ

    Laa yamas suhum feehaa nasabunw wa maa hum minhaa bimukhrajeen

    No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.

  49. 49 Al-Hijr 15:49

    ۞ نَبِّئْ عِبَادِىٓ أَنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Nabbi' 'ibaadeee annneee anal Ghafoorur Raheem

    [O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful.

  50. 50 Al-Hijr 15:50

    وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ

    Wa anna 'azaabee uwal 'azaabul aleem

    And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.

  51. 51 Al-Hijr 15:51

    وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

    Wa nabbi'hum 'an daifi Ibraaheem

    And inform them about the guests of Abraham,

  52. 52 Al-Hijr 15:52

    إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

    Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala innaa minkum wajiloon

    When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."

  53. 53 Al-Hijr 15:53

    قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ

    Qaaloo la tawjal innaa nubashshiruka bighulaamin 'aleem

    [The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

  54. 54 Al-Hijr 15:54

    قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

    Qaala abashshartumoonee 'alaaa am massaniyal kibaru fabima tubashshiroon

    He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"

  55. 55 Al-Hijr 15:55

    قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَٰنِطِينَ

    Qaaloo bashsharnaaka bilhaqqi falaa takum minal qaaniteen

    They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."

  56. 56 Al-Hijr 15:56

    قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

    Qaala wa mai yaqnatu mir rahmati Rabbiheee illad daaaloon

    He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"

  57. 57 Al-Hijr 15:57

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Qaala famaa khatbukum aiyuhal mursaloon

    [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

  58. 58 Al-Hijr 15:58

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    Qaaloo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen

    They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

  59. 59 Al-Hijr 15:59

    إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Illaaa Aala Loot; innaa lamunajjoohum ajma'een

    Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all

  60. 60 Al-Hijr 15:60

    إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    Illam ra atahoo qaddarnaaa innahaa laminal ghaabireen

    Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.

  61. 61 Al-Hijr 15:61

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Falamma jaaa'a Aala Lootinil mursaloon

    And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,

  62. 62 Al-Hijr 15:62

    قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ

    Qaala innakum qawmum munkaroon

    He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."

  63. 63 Al-Hijr 15:63

    قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

    Qaaloo bal ji'naaka bimaa kaanoo feehi yamtaroon

    They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

  64. 64 Al-Hijr 15:64

    وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

    Wa atainaaka bilhaqqi wa innaa lasaadiqoon

    And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.

  65. 65 Al-Hijr 15:65

    فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌۭ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

    Fa asri bi ahlika biqit'im minal laili wattabi' adbaarahum wa laa yaltafit minkum ahadunw wamdoo haisu tu'maroon

    So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

  66. 66 Al-Hijr 15:66

    وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌۭ مُّصْبِحِينَ

    Wa qadainaaa ilaihi zaalikal amra anna daabira haaa'ulaaa'i maqtoo'um musbiheen

    And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

  67. 67 Al-Hijr 15:67

    وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

    Wa jaaa'a ahlul madeenati yastabshiroon

    And the people of the city came rejoicing.

  68. 68 Al-Hijr 15:68

    قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ

    Qaala inna haaa'ulaaa'i daifee falaa tafdahoon

    [Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.

  69. 69 Al-Hijr 15:69

    وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ

    Wattaqul laaha wa laa tukhzoon

    And fear Allah and do not disgrace me."

  70. 70 Al-Hijr 15:70

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Qaalooo awalam nanhaka 'anil 'aalameen

    They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"

  71. 71 Al-Hijr 15:71

    قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ

    Qaala haaa'ulaaa'i banaateee in kuntum faa'ileen

    [Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."

  72. 72 Al-Hijr 15:72

    لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

    La'amruka innahum lafee sakratihim ya'mahoon

    By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.

  73. 73 Al-Hijr 15:73

    فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ

    Fa akhazat humus saihatu mushriqeen

    So the shriek seized them at sunrise.

  74. 74 Al-Hijr 15:74

    فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

    Faja'alnaa 'aaliyahaa saafilahaa wa amtamaa 'alaihim hijaaratam min sjijjeel

    And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.

  75. 75 Al-Hijr 15:75

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

    Inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil lilmutawassimeen

    Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.

  76. 76 Al-Hijr 15:76

    وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍۢ مُّقِيمٍ

    Wa innahaa labi sabeelim muqeem

    And indeed, those cities are [situated] on an established road.

  77. 77 Al-Hijr 15:77

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Inna fee zaalika la Aayatal lilmu'mineen

    Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

  78. 78 Al-Hijr 15:78

    وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ

    Wa in kaana Ashaabul Aikati lazaalimeen

    And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.

  79. 79 Al-Hijr 15:79

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

    Fantaqamnaa minhum wa innahumaa labi imaamim mubeen

    So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

  80. 80 Al-Hijr 15:80

    وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Wa laqad kazzaba ashaabul Hijril mursaleen

    And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.

  81. 81 Al-Hijr 15:81

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    Wa aatainaahum Aayaatinaa fakaanoo 'anhaa mu'rideen

    And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.

  82. 82 Al-Hijr 15:82

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

    Wa kaanoo yanhitoona minal jibaali buyootan aamineen

    And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

  83. 83 Al-Hijr 15:83

    فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

    Fa akhazat humus saihatu musbiheen

    But the shriek seized them at early morning.

  84. 84 Al-Hijr 15:84

    فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    Famaaa aghnaa 'anhum maa kaanoo yaksiboon

    So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.

  85. 85 Al-Hijr 15:85

    وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَءَاتِيَةٌۭ ۖ فَٱصْفَحِ ٱلصَّفْحَ ٱلْجَمِيلَ

    Wa maa khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa bainahumaaa illaa bilhaqq; wa innas Saa'ata la aatiyatun fasfahis safhal jameel

    And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.

  86. 86 Al-Hijr 15:86

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Inna Rabbaka Huwal khallaaqul 'aleem

    Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.

  87. 87 Al-Hijr 15:87

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَٰكَ سَبْعًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَثَانِى وَٱلْقُرْءَانَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ

    Wa laqad aatainaaka sab'am mnal masaanee wal Qur-aanal 'azeem

    And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.

  88. 88 Al-Hijr 15:88

    لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Laa tamuddanna 'ainaika ilaa maa matta 'naa biheee azwaajam minhum wa laa tahzan 'alaihim wakhfid janaahaka lilmu 'mineen

    Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers

  89. 89 Al-Hijr 15:89

    وَقُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    Wa qul inneee anan nazeerul mubeen

    And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner" -

  90. 90 Al-Hijr 15:90

    كَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْمُقْتَسِمِينَ

    Kamaaa anzalnaa 'alal muqtasimeen

    Just as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators

  91. 91 Al-Hijr 15:91

    ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ عِضِينَ

    Allazeena ja'alul Quraana'ideen

    Who have made the Qur'an into portions.

  92. 92 Al-Hijr 15:92

    فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْـَٔلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Fawa Rabbika lanas'a lannahum ajma'een

    So by your Lord, We will surely question them all

  93. 93 Al-Hijr 15:93

    عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    'Ammaa kaanoo ya'maloon

    About what they used to do.

  94. 94 Al-Hijr 15:94

    فَٱصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    Fasda' bimaa tu'maru wa a'rid anil mushrikeen

    Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.

  95. 95 Al-Hijr 15:95

    إِنَّا كَفَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِءِينَ

    Innaa kafainaakal mustahzi'een

    Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers

  96. 96 Al-Hijr 15:96

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Allazeena yaj'aloona ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhar; fasawfa ya'lamoon

    Who make [equal] with Allah another deity. But they are going to know.

  97. 97 Al-Hijr 15:97

    وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

    Wa laqad na'lamu annak yadeequ sadruka bimaa yaqooloon

    And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.

  98. 98 Al-Hijr 15:98

    فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    Fasbbih bihamdi Rabbika wa kum minas saajideen

    So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].

  99. 99 Al-Hijr 15:99

    وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

    Wa'bud Rabbaka hattaa yaatiyakal yaqeen

    And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

Surah Al-Hijr — frequently asked questions

What does Surah Al-Hijr mean?

“Al-Hijr” translates to “The Rock.” It is the 15th surah (chapter) of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Hijr?

Surah Al-Hijr has 99 verses (ayahs).

Is Surah Al-Hijr Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Makkah (Meccan) surah — revealed before the Prophet’s ﷺ migration (Hijrah) to Madinah.

Can I read Surah Al-Hijr in English online?

Yes. You can read Surah Al-Hijr free on this page in Arabic with a clear English translation and transliteration, so you can both understand the meaning and learn to recite it.

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