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Talal Itani · published 2012

Surah 111

Al-Masadالمسد

The Palm Fibre · 5 verses · Meccan

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Five verses naming one man in the first verse — Abu Lahab — and declaring against him and against his wife. It takes its name from the palm fibre at verse 5.

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111:1

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

Easy-read (simplified)tabbat yadaa abee lahabin watabb

DIN 31635tabbat yadā ʾabī lahabin watabba

Condemned are the hands of Abee Lahab, and he is condemned.

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The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Abu Lahebs two hands shall perish, and he shall perish

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

LET the hands of ABU LAHAB perish,and let himself perish

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The hands of Abu Laheb shall perish, and he shall perish

George Sale · published 1734

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111:2

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

Easy-read (simplified)maa aghnaa 'anhu maaluhu wamaa kasab

DIN 31635mā ʾaġnā ʿanhu māluhu wamā kasaba

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His wealth did not avail him, nor did what he acquired.

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His wealth and gains will not exempt him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

His wealth shall not avail him, nor what he has earned

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

His wealth and his gains shall avail him not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

His riches shall not profit him, neither that which he hath gained

George Sale · published 1734

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111:3

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

Easy-read (simplified)sayaslaa naaran dhaata lahab

DIN 31635sayaṣlā nāran ḏāta lahabin

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He will burn in a Flaming Fire.

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He will be plunged in flaming Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He shall broil in a fire that flames

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Burned shall he be at the fiery flame

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He shall go down to be burned into flaming fire

George Sale · published 1734

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111:4

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

Easy-read (simplified)wamra'atuhu hammaalata l-hatab

DIN 31635wamraʾatuhu ḥammālata l-ḥaṭabi

And his wife-the firewood carrier.

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And his wife, the wood-carrier

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and his wife carrying faggots

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And his wife laden with fire wood

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and his wife also, bearing wood

George Sale · published 1734

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111:5

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

Easy-read (simplified)fee jeedihaa hablun min masad

DIN 31635fī ǧīdihā ḥablun min masadin

Around her neck is a rope of thorns.

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Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

on her neck a cord of palm fibres

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On her neck a rope of palm fibre

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

having on her neck a cord of twisted fibres of a palm-tree

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 112

Al-Ikhlaasالإخلاص

Sincerity · 4 verses · Meccan

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Four verses and fifteen words: a command to declare the oneness of God, that He neither begets nor is begotten, and that there is none like Him.

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112:1

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa llaahu ahad

DIN 31635qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥadun

Say, "He is God, the One.

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Say: He is Allah, the One

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, He is God alone

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: He is God alone

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, God is one God

George Sale · published 1734

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112:2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

Easy-read (simplified)allaahu s-samad

DIN 31635allāhu ṣ-ṣamadu

God, the Absolute.

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Allah, the eternally Besought of all

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

God the Eternal

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

God the eternal

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the eternal God

George Sale · published 1734

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112:3

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

Easy-read (simplified)lam yalid walam yoolad

DIN 31635lam yalid walam yūlad

He begets not, nor was He begotten.

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He begetteth not nor was begotten

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He begets not and is not begotten

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He begetteth not, and He is not begotten

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He begetteth not, neither is He begotten

George Sale · published 1734

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112:4

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

Easy-read (simplified)walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad

DIN 31635walam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun

And there is nothing comparable to Him."

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And there is none comparable unto Him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nor is there like unto Him any one

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And there is none like unto Him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And there is not any one like unto Him

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 113

Al-Falaqالفلق

The Dawn · 5 verses · Meccan

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Five verses, a request for refuge with the Lord of the daybreak against evils named one at a time. The fourth of them is rendered four different ways, and the four do not agree whether it names people.

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113:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

Easy-read (simplified)qul a'oodhu birabbi l-falaq

DIN 31635qul ʾaʿūḏu birabbi l-falaqi

Say, "I take refuge with the Lord of Daybreak.

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Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: I betake me for refuge to the Lord of the DAY BREAK

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, I fly for refuge unto the Lord of the day-break

George Sale · published 1734

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113:2

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Easy-read (simplified)min sharri maa khalaq

DIN 31635min šarri mā ḫalaqa

From the evil of what He created.

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From the evil of that which He created

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

from the evil of what He has created

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Against the mischiefs of his creation

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

that He may deliver me from the mischief of those things which He hath created

George Sale · published 1734

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113:3

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

Easy-read (simplified)wamin sharri ghaasiqin idhaa waqab

DIN 31635wamin šarri ġāsiqin ʾiḏā waqaba

And from the evil of the darkness as it gathers.

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From the evil of the darkness when it is intense

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and from the evil of the night when it cometh on

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And against the mischief of the night when it overtaketh me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and from the mischief of the night, when it cometh on

George Sale · published 1734

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113:4

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

Easy-read (simplified)wamin sharri n-naffaathaati fee l-'uqad

DIN 31635wamin šarri n-naffāṯāti fī l-ʿuqadi

And from the evil of those who practice sorcery.

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And from the evil of malignant witchcraft

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and from the evil of the blowers upon knots

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And against the mischief of weird women

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and from the mischief of women blowing on knots

George Sale · published 1734

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113:5

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Easy-read (simplified)wamin sharri haasidin idhaa hasad

DIN 31635wamin šarri ḥāsidin ʾiḏā ḥasada

And from the evil of an envious when he envies."

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And from the evil of the envier when he envieth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and from the evil of the envious when he envies

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And against the mischief of the envier when he envieth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and from the mischief of the envious, when he envieth

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 114

An-Naasالناس

Mankind · 6 verses · Meccan

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Six verses asking for refuge with the Lord, the King and the God of mankind, against a whisperer whom the closing verse places among both jinn and men. It is the last surah in the mushaf order, and the surah before it also asks for refuge.

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114:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Easy-read (simplified)qul a'oodhu birabbi n-naas

DIN 31635qul ʾaʿūḏu birabbi n-nāsi

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.

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Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of men

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: I betake me for refuge to the Lord of MEN

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, I fly for refuge unto the Lord of men

George Sale · published 1734

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114:2

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Easy-read (simplified)maliki n-naas

DIN 31635maliki n-nāsi

The King of mankind.

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The King of mankind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the King of men

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The King of men

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the King of men

George Sale · published 1734

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114:3

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Easy-read (simplified)ilaahi n-naas

DIN 31635ʾilāhi n-nāsi

The God of mankind.

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The god of mankind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the God of men

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The God of men

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the God of men

George Sale · published 1734

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114:4

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ

Easy-read (simplified)min sharri l-waswaasi l-khannaas

DIN 31635min šarri l-waswāsi l-ḫannāsi

From the evil of the sneaky whisperer.

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From the evil of the sneaking whisperer

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

from the evil of the whisperer, who slinks off

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Against the mischief of the stealthily withdrawing whisperer

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

that He may deliver me from the mischief of the whisperer who slyly withdraweth

George Sale · published 1734

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114:5

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Easy-read (simplified)alladhee yuwaswisu fee sudoori n-naas

DIN 31635allaḏī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nāsi

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Who whispers into the hearts of people.

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Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who whispers into the hearts of men

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who whispereth in man's breast

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

who whispereth evil suggestions into the breasts of men

George Sale · published 1734

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114:6

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

Easy-read (simplified)mina l-jinnati wan-naas

DIN 31635mina l-ǧinnati wan-nāsi

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From among jinn and among people."

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Of the jinn and of mankind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

from ginns and men

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Against djinn and men

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

from genii and men

George Sale · published 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

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Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

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Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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