Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Jathiyah)
Ayah 1
حمٓ
Ha Meem
Ayah 2
تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
(The) revelation (of) the Book (is) from Allah the All-Mighty the All-Wise
Ayah 3
إِنَّ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed in the heavens and the earth surely (are) Signs for the believers
Ayah 4
وَفِى خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَآبَّةٍ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
And in your creation and what He disperses of (the) moving creatures (are) Signs for a people who are certain
Ayah 5
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
And (in the) alternation (of) the night and the day and what Allah sends down Allah sends down from the sky of (the) provision and gives life thereby (to) the earth after its death and (in) directing (the) winds (are) Signs for a people who reason
Ayah 6
تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ
These (are the) Verses (of) Allah We recite them to you in truth Then in what statement after Allah and His Verses will they believe
Ayah 7
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ
Woe to every liar sinful
Ayah 8
يَسْمَعُ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Who hears (the) Verses (of) Allah recited to him then persists arrogantly as if not he heard them So give him tidings (of) a punishment painful
Ayah 9
وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
And when he knows of Our Verses anything he takes them (in) ridicule Those for them (is) a punishment humiliating
Ayah 10
مِّن وَرَآئِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
Before them Before them (is) Hell and not will avail them what they had earned anything and not what they had taken besides besides Allah (as) protectors And for them (is) a punishment great
Ayah 11
هَـٰذَا هُدًى ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ
This (is) guidance And those who disbelieve in (the) Verses (of) their Lord for them (is) a punishment of filth painful
Ayah 12
۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِىَ ٱلْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Allah (is) the One Who subjected to you the sea that may sail the ships therein by His Command and that you may seek of His Bounty and that you may give thanks
Ayah 13
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
And He has subjected to you whatever (is) in the heavens and whatever (is) in the earth all from Him Indeed in that surely are Signs for a people who give thought
Ayah 14
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ أَيَّامَ ٱللَّهِ لِيَجْزِىَ قَوْمًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Say to those who believe (to) forgive those who (do) not hope (for the) days (of) Allah that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn
Ayah 15
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ
Whoever does a righteous deed then it is for his soul and whoever does evil then it (is) against it Then to your Lord you will be returned
Ayah 16
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
And certainly We gave (the) Children of Israel (the) Children of Israel the Book and the wisdom and the Prophethood and We provided them of the good things and We preferred them over the worlds
Ayah 17
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
And We gave them clear proofs of the matter And not they differed except after after [what] came to them the knowledge (out of) envy between themselves Indeed your Lord will judge between them (on the) Day (of) the Resurrection about what they used to therein differ
Ayah 18
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَٱتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Then We put you on an ordained way of the matter so follow it and (do) not follow (the) desires (of) those who (do) not know
Ayah 19
إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا۟ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Indeed, they never will avail you against Allah (in) anything And indeed the wrongdoers some of them (are) allies (of) others and Allah (is the) Protector (of) the righteous
Ayah 20
هَـٰذَا بَصَـٰٓئِرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
This (is) enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain
Ayah 21
أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَرَحُوا۟ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَوَآءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ
Do think those who commit evil deeds that We will make them like those who believed and did righteous deeds equal (in) their life and their death Evil is what they judge
Ayah 22
وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
And Allah created And Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth and that may be recompensed every soul for what it has earned and they will not be wronged will not be wronged
Ayah 23
أَفَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِۦ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَـٰوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Have you seen (he) who takes (as) his god his desire and Allah lets him go astray and Allah lets him go astray knowingly knowingly and He sets a seal upon his hearing and his heart and puts over his vision a veil Then who will guide him after after Allah Then will not you receive admonition
Ayah 24
وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهْرُ ۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
And they say Not it (is) but our life (of) the world we die and we live and not destroys us except the time And not for them of that any knowledge not they (do) but guess
Ayah 25
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
And when are recited to them Our Verses clear not is their argument except that they say Bring our forefathers if you are truthful
Ayah 26
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Say Allah gives you life then causes you to die then He will gather you to (the) Day (of) the Resurrection no doubt about it But most (of) the people (do) not know
Ayah 27
وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ
And for Allah (is the) dominion (of) the heavens and the earth and (the) Day is established the Hour that Day will lose the falsifiers
Ayah 28
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ۚ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَـٰبِهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And you will see every nation kneeling Every nation will be called to its record Today you will be recompensed (for) what you used to do
Ayah 29
هَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
This Our Record speaks about you in truth Indeed, We [We] used to transcribe what you used to do
Ayah 30
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
Then as for those who believed and did [the] righteous deeds will admit them their Lord in(to) His mercy That [it] (is) the success clear
Ayah 31
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ
But as for those who disbelieved Then were not Then were not My Verses recited to you but you were proud and you became a people criminals
Ayah 32
وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا قُلْتُم مَّا نَدْرِى مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ
And when it was said Indeed (the) Promise (of) Allah (is) true and the Hour (there is) no doubt about it you said Not we know what the Hour (is) Not we think except an assumption and not we (are) convinced
Ayah 33
وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
And (will) appear to them (the) evil (of) what they did and (will) envelop them what they used [at it] (to) mock
Ayah 34
وَقِيلَ ٱلْيَوْمَ نَنسَىٰكُمْ كَمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَـٰذَا وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ
And it will be said Today We forget you as you forgot (the) meeting (of) this Day of yours (of) this Day of yours and your abode (is) the Fire and not for you any helpers
Ayah 35
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّكُمُ ٱتَّخَذْتُمْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوًا وَغَرَّتْكُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا يُخْرَجُونَ مِنْهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
That (is) because you took (the) Verses (of) Allah (in) ridicule and deceived you the life (of) the world So this Day not they will be brought forth from it and not they will be asked to appease
Ayah 36
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحَمْدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Then for Allah (is) all the praise (the) Lord (of) the heavens and (the) Lord (of) the earth (the) lord (of) the worlds
Ayah 37
وَلَهُ ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
And for Him (is) the greatness in the heavens and the earth and He (is) the All-Mighty the All-Wise
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Jathiyah?
Surat Al-Jathiyah (الجاثية) has 37 verses.
Was Surat Al-Jathiyah revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Jathiyah was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Jathiyah on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Jathiyah spans pages 499 to 502.
What is Surat Al-Jathiyah about?
It is derived from the sentence wa tartt kullu ummat- in jathiyat-un of verse 28, implying thereby that it is the Surah in which the word jathiyah has occurred.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.