Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Munafiqun)
Ayah 1
إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ قَالُوا۟ نَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ
When come to you the hypocrites they say We testify that you (are) surely (the) Messenger (of) Allah And Allah knows that you (are) surely His Messenger and Allah testifies that the hypocrites (are) surely liars
Ayah 2
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
They take their oaths (as) a cover so they turn away from (the) Way (of) Allah Indeed, [they] evil is what they used to do
Ayah 3
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ
That (is) because they believed then they disbelieved so were sealed [upon] their hearts so they (do) not understand
Ayah 4
۞ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَقُولُوا۟ تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُّسَنَّدَةٌ ۖ يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ ٱلْعَدُوُّ فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ قَـٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
And when you see them pleases you their bodies and if they speak you listen to their speech as if they (were) pieces of wood propped up They think every shout (is) against them They (are) the enemy so beware of them May destroy them Allah How are they deluded
Ayah 5
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ لَوَّوْا۟ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ
And when it is said to them Come will ask forgiveness for you (the) Messenger (of) Allah They turn aside their heads and you see them turning away while they (are) arrogant
Ayah 6
سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
(It) is same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or (do) not ask forgiveness for them Never will forgive Allah [to] them Indeed Allah (does) not guide the people the defiantly disobedient
Ayah 7
هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنفِقُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَنْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ يَنفَضُّوا۟ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزَآئِنُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ
They (are) those who say (Do) not spend on (those) who (are) with (the) Messenger (of) Allah until they disband And for Allah (are the) treasures (of) the heavens and the earth but the hypocrites (do) not understand
Ayah 8
يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَآ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ ٱلْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا ٱلْأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
They say If we return to Al-Madinah surely, will expel the more honorable from it the more humble But for Allah (is) the honor and for His Messenger and for the believers but the hypocrites (do) not know
Ayah 9
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
O you (who) believe (Let) not divert you your wealth and not your children from (the) remembrance (of) Allah And whoever does that then those [they] (are) the losers
Ayah 10
وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
And spend from what We have provided you from before [that] comes (to) one of you the death and he says My Lord Why not You delay me for a term near so I would give charity and be among the righteous
Ayah 11
وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
But never will (be) delayed (by) Allah a soul when has come its term And Allah (is) All-Aware of what you do
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Munafiqun?
Surat Al-Munafiqun (المنافقون) has 11 verses.
Was Surat Al-Munafiqun revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Munafiqun was revealed in Madinah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Munafiqun on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Munafiqun spans pages 554 to 555.
What is Surat Al-Munafiqun about?
The Surah takes its name from the sentence Idha jaa kal-munafiquna of verse 1. This is the name of the Surah as well as the title of its subject matter, for in it a review has been made of the conduct and attitude of the hypocrites themselves.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.