Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Hijr)
Ayah 1
الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Alif Laam Ra These (are) the Verses (of) the Book and Quran clear
Ayah 2
رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ
Perhaps will wish those who disbelieved if they had been Muslims
Ayah 3
ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا۟ وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ وَيُلْهِهِمُ ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Leave them (to) eat and enjoy and diverted them the hope then soon they will come to know
Ayah 4
وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
And not We destroyed any town but (there was) for it a decree known
Ayah 5
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
Not (can) advance any nation its term and not (can) delay it
Ayah 6
وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ
And they say O you (to) whom has been sent down [on him] the Reminder indeed, you (are) surely mad
Ayah 7
لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
Why not you bring to us the Angels if you are of the truthful
Ayah 8
مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ
Not We send down the Angels except with the truth and not they would be then given respite
Ayah 9
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ
Indeed, We We have sent down the Reminder and indeed, We of it (are) surely Guardians
Ayah 10
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And certainly We (had) sent before you before you in the sects (of) the former (people)
Ayah 11
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
And not came to them any Messenger but they did at him mock
Ayah 12
كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus We let it enter in (the) hearts (of) the criminals
Ayah 13
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Not they believe in it and verily have passed the way(s) (of) the former (people)
Ayah 14
وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ
And (even) if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they were to continue therein (to) ascend
Ayah 15
لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَـٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ
They would surely say Only have been dazzled our eyes Nay we (are) a people bewitched
Ayah 16
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
And verily We have placed in the heavens constellations and We have beautified it for the observers
Ayah 17
وَحَفِظْنَـٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
And We have protected it from every devil accursed
Ayah 18
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
Except (one) who steals the hearing then follows him a burning flame clear
Ayah 19
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ
And the earth We have spread it and [We] cast therein firm mountains and [We] caused to grow therein of every thing well-balanced
Ayah 20
وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَـٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ
And We have made for you therein means of living and whom you are not for him providers
Ayah 21
وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
And not (is) any thing but with Us (are) its treasures and not We send it down except in a measure known
Ayah 22
وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ لَهُۥ بِخَـٰزِنِينَ
And We have sent the winds fertilizing and We sent down from the sky water and We gave it to you to drink And not you of it (are) retainers
Ayah 23
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
And indeed, We surely [We] We give life and We cause death and We (are) the Inheritors
Ayah 24
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ
And verily We know the preceding ones among you and verily We know the later ones
Ayah 25
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ
And indeed your Lord He will gather them Indeed, He (is) All-Wise All-Knowing
Ayah 26
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
And verily We created humankind (out) of sounding clay from black mud altered
Ayah 27
وَٱلْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ
And the jinn We created it before before from fire scorching
Ayah 28
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَـٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
And when your Lord said your Lord said to the Angels Indeed, I (will) create a human being (out) of clay from black mud altered
Ayah 29
فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ
So, when I have fashioned him and [I] breathed into him of My spirit then fall down to him prostrating
Ayah 30
فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ
So prostrated the Angels all of them together
Ayah 31
إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
Except Iblis He refused to be with those who prostrated
Ayah 32
قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
He said O Iblis What (is) for you that not you are with those who prostrated
Ayah 33
قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
He said I am not I am not (one) to prostrate to a human whom You created (out) of clay from black mud altered
Ayah 34
قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ
He said Then get out of it for indeed, you (are) expelled
Ayah 35
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And indeed upon you (will be) the curse till (the) Day (of) [the] Judgment
Ayah 36
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
He said O my Lord Then give me respite till (the) Day they are raised
Ayah 37
قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ
He said Then indeed you (are) of the ones given respite
Ayah 38
إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ
Till the Day (of) the time well-known
Ayah 39
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
He said My Lord Because You misled me surely, I will make (evil) fair-seeming to them in the earth and I will mislead them all
Ayah 40
إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Except Your slaves among them the ones who are sincere
Ayah 41
قَالَ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ عَلَىَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ
He said This (is) the way to Me straight
Ayah 42
إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَـٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ
Indeed My slaves not you have over them any authority except those who follow you of the ones who go astray
Ayah 43
وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
And indeed Hell (is) surely the promised place for them all
Ayah 44
لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَٰبٍ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌ مَّقْسُومٌ
For it (are) seven gates for each gate among them (is) a portion assigned
Ayah 45
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed the righteous (will be) in Gardens and water springs
Ayah 46
ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَـٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ
Enter it in peace secure
Ayah 47
وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ
And We (will) remove what (is) in their breasts of rancor (they will be) brothers on thrones facing each other
Ayah 48
لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ
Not will touch them therein fatigue and not they from it will be removed
Ayah 49
۞ نَبِّئْ عِبَادِىٓ أَنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Inform My slaves that I I am the Oft-Forgiving the Most Merciful
Ayah 50
وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ
And that My punishment it (is) the punishment the most painful
Ayah 51
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
And inform them about (the) guests (of) Ibrahim
Ayah 52
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ
When they entered upon him and said Peace He said Indeed, we (are) of you afraid
Ayah 53
قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
They said (Do) not be afraid indeed, we [we] bring glad tidings to you of a boy learned
Ayah 54
قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ
He said Do you give me glad tidings Do you give me glad tidings although has overtaken me old age Then about what you give glad tidings
Ayah 55
قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَـٰنِطِينَ
They said We give you glad tidings in truth so (do) not be of the despairing
Ayah 56
قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ
He said And who despairs of (the) Mercy (of) his Lord except those who are astray
Ayah 57
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
He said Then what (is) your business O messengers O messengers
Ayah 58
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
They said Indeed, we [we] have been sent to a people criminals
Ayah 59
إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Except the family of Lut indeed, we surely will save them all
Ayah 60
إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
Except his wife We have decreed that she (is) surely of those who remain behind
Ayah 61
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
And when came (to the) family (of) Lut the messengers
Ayah 62
قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
He said Indeed, you (are) a people unknown
Ayah 63
قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَـٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
They said Nay we have come to you with what they were in it disputing
Ayah 64
وَأَتَيْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ
And we have come to you with the truth and indeed, we surely (are) truthful
Ayah 65
فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ
So travel with your family in a portion of the night and follow their backs and not let look back among you anyone and go on where you are ordered
Ayah 66
وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ
And We conveyed to him [that] the matter that (the) root (of) these would be cut off (by) early morning
Ayah 67
وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ
And came (the) people (of) the city rejoicing
Ayah 68
قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ
He said Indeed these (are) my guests so (do) not shame me
Ayah 69
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ
And fear Allah and (do) not disgrace me
Ayah 70
قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
They said Did not we forbid you from the world
Ayah 71
قَالَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـٰعِلِينَ
He said These (are) my daughters if you would be doers
Ayah 72
لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
By your life indeed, they were in their intoxication wandering blindly
Ayah 73
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ
So, seized them the awful cry at sunrise
Ayah 74
فَجَعَلْنَا عَـٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
And We made its highest (part) its lowest and We rained upon them stones of baked clay
Ayah 75
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ
Indeed in that (are) the Signs for those who discern
Ayah 76
وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ
And indeed, it (is) on a road established
Ayah 77
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed in that surely (is) a Sign for the believers
Ayah 78
وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَـٰلِمِينَ
And were And were (the) companions (of) the wood surely wrongdoers
Ayah 79
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
So We took retribution from them and indeed, they both (were) on a highway clear
Ayah 80
وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And certainly denied (the) companions (of) the Rocky Tract the Messengers
Ayah 81
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our Signs but they were from them turning away
Ayah 82
وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ
And they used (to) carve from the mountains houses secure
Ayah 83
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ
But seized them the awful cry (at) early morning
Ayah 84
فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
And not availed them what they used (to) earn
Ayah 85
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَـَٔاتِيَةٌ ۖ فَٱصْفَحِ ٱلصَّفْحَ ٱلْجَمِيلَ
And not We created the heavens and the earth and whatever (is) between them except in truth And indeed the Hour (is) surely coming So overlook (with) forgiveness gracious
Ayah 86
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Indeed your Lord He (is) the Creator the All-Knower
Ayah 87
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَثَانِى وَٱلْقُرْءَانَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ
And certainly We have given you seven of the oft-repeated and the Quran Great
Ayah 88
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
(Do) not extend your eyes towards what We have bestowed with it (to) categories of them and (do) not grieve over them And lower your wing to the believers
Ayah 89
وَقُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
And say Indeed, I [I] am a warner clear
Ayah 90
كَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْمُقْتَسِمِينَ
As We sent down on those who divided
Ayah 91
ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ عِضِينَ
Those who have made the Quran (in) parts
Ayah 92
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْـَٔلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
So by your Lord surely We will question them all
Ayah 93
عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
About what they used (to) do
Ayah 94
فَٱصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
So proclaim of what you are ordered and turn away from the polytheists
Ayah 95
إِنَّا كَفَيْنَـٰكَ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِءِينَ
Indeed, We [We] are sufficient for you (against) the mockers
Ayah 96
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Those who set up with Allah god another But soon they will come to know
Ayah 97
وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ
And verily We know that [you] (is) straitened your breast by what they say
Ayah 98
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
So glorify with the praise (of) your Lord and be of those who prostrate
Ayah 99
وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ
And worship your Lord until comes to you the certainty
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Hijr?
Surat Al-Hijr (الحجر) has 99 verses.
Was Surat Al-Hijr revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Hijr was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Hijr on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Hijr spans pages 262 to 267.
What is Surat Al-Hijr about?
This Surah takes its name from v. 80.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.