Read the surah · Surah 95
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Eight verses and thirty-four words: the fig and the olive, Mount Sinai and this secure city, sworn by before the statement that man was created in the best of moulds and then returned to the lowest of the low — with an exception for those who believe and do righteous deeds.
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وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)wat-teeni waz-zaytoon
DIN 31635wat-tīni waz-zaytūni
By the fig and the olive.
By the fig and the olive
By the fig! And by the olive
I SWEAR by the FIG and by the olive
By the fig, and the olive
وَطُورِ سِينِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)watoori seeneen
DIN 31635waṭūri sīnīna
And Mount Sinai.
By Mount Sinai
And by Mount Sinai
By Mount Sinai
and by mount Sinai
وَهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)wahaadhaa l-baladi l-'ameen
DIN 31635wahāḏā l-baladi l-ʾamīni
And this safe land.
And by this land made safe
And by this safe land
And by this inviolate soil
and this territory of security
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad khalaqnaa l-'insaana fee ahsani taqweem
DIN 31635laqad ḫalaqnā l-ʾinsāna fī ʾaḥsani taqwīmin
We created man in the best design.
Surely We created man of the best stature
We have indeed created man in the best of symmetry
That of goodliest fabric we created man
Verily We created man of a most excellent fabric
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَٰفِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma radadnaahu asfala saafileen
DIN 31635ṯumma radadnāhu ʾasfala sāfilīna
Then reduced him to the lowest of the low.
Then we reduced him to the lowest of the low
Then we will send him back the lowest of the low
Then brought him down to be the lowest of the low
afterwards We rendered him the vilest of the vile
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati falahum ajrun ghayru mamnoon
DIN 31635ʾillā llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti falahum ʾaǧrun ġayru mamnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
Except those who believe and do righteous deeds; for them is a reward without end.
Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing
save those who believe and act aright; for theirs is a hire that is not grudged
Save who believe and do the things that are right, for theirs shall be a reward that faileth not
Except those who believe, and work righteousness; for they shall receive an endless reward
فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ
Easy-read (simplified)famaa yukadhdhibuka ba'du bid-deen
DIN 31635famā yukaḏḏibuka baʿdu bid-dīni
The translators word this verse differently
So why do you still reject the religion?
So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgment
But what shall make thee call the judgment after this a lie
Then, who after this shall make thee treat the Judgment as a lie
What therefore shall cause thee to deny the day of judgment after this
أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)alaysa llaahu bi'ahkami l-haakimeen
DIN 31635ʾalaysa llāhu biʾaḥkami l-ḥākimīna
Is God not the Wisest of the wise?
Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges
Is not God a most just of judges
What! is not God the most just of judges
Is not God the most wise judge
Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com