Surah Al-Jinn

Verse 72:1

قُلْ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیَّ اَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوْۤا اِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْاٰنًا عَجَبًا ۟ۙ

Q̣ul ʹooḥiya ʹilayya ʹanna hustamaʻa nafarum minal Jinni faq̣aalooo ʹinnaa samiʻnaa Q̣urʹaanan ʻajabaa,

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation.

Verse 72:2

یَّهْدِیْۤ اِلَی الرُّشْدِ فَاٰمَنَّا بِهٖ ؕ وَلَنْ نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَاۤ اَحَدًا ۟ۙ

Yahdeee ʹilar Rushdi faʹaamannaa bih: wa-lan nushrika bi-Rabbinaaa ʹaḥadaa.

It leads to Right Guidance so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord ˹in worship˺.

Verse 72:3

وَّاَنَّهٗ تَعٰلٰی جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صَاحِبَةً وَّلَا وَلَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannahoo Taʻaalaa Jaddu Rabbinaa mat takhaẓa ṣaaḥibatañw walaa waladaa.

˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring,

Verse 72:4

وَّاَنَّهٗ كَانَ یَقُوْلُ سَفِیْهُنَا عَلَی اللّٰهِ شَطَطًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannahoo kaana yaq̣oolu safeehunaa ʻal allaahi shaṭaṭaa;

and that the foolish of us used to utter ˹outrageous˺ falsehoods about Allah.

Verse 72:5

وَّاَنَّا ظَنَنَّاۤ اَنْ لَّنْ تَقُوْلَ الْاِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannaa z̤̣anannaaa ʹal lañ taq̣oolal ʹiñsu wal-jinnu ʻal allaahi kaẓibaa.

We certainly thought that humans and jinn would never speak lies about Allah.

Verse 72:6

وَّاَنَّهٗ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْاِنْسِ یَعُوْذُوْنَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوْهُمْ رَهَقًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannahoo kaana rijaalum minal ʹiñsi yaʻooẓoona birijaalim minal Jinni fazaadoohum rahaq̣aa.

And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness.

Verse 72:7

وَّاَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوْا كَمَا ظَنَنْتُمْ اَنْ لَّنْ یَّبْعَثَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannahum z̤̣annoo kamaa z̤̣anañtum ʹal lañy yabʻas̤al laahu ʹaḥadaa.

And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that Allah would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺.

Verse 72:8

وَّاَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِیْدًا وَّشُهُبًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannaa lamasnas samaaaʹa fawajadnaahaa muliʹat ḥarasañ shadeedañw washuhubaa.

˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars.

Verse 72:9

وَّاَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ؕ فَمَنْ یَّسْتَمِعِ الْاٰنَ یَجِدْ لَهٗ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannaa kunnaa naq̣ʻudu minhaa maq̣aaʻida lissamʻ; famañy yastamiʻil ʹaana yajid lahoo shihaabar raṣadaa.

We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.

Verse 72:10

وَّاَنَّا لَا نَدْرِیْۤ اَشَرٌّ اُرِیْدَ بِمَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِ اَمْ اَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا ۟ۙ

Waʹannaa laa- nadreee ʹasharrun ʹureeda bimañ fil ʹarḍi ʹam ʹaraada bihim Rabbuhum rashadaa.

Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right.

Verse 72:11

وَّاَنَّا مِنَّا الصّٰلِحُوْنَ وَمِنَّا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ ؕ كُنَّا طَرَآىِٕقَ قِدَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannaa minnaṣ ṣaaliḥoona wa-minnaa doona ẓaalik: kunnaa ṭaraaaʹiq̣a q̣idadaa.

Among us are those who are righteous and those who are less so. We have been of different factions.

Verse 72:12

وَّاَنَّا ظَنَنَّاۤ اَنْ لَّنْ نُّعْجِزَ اللّٰهَ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَنْ نُّعْجِزَهٗ هَرَبًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannaa z̤̣anannaaa ʹal lan nuʻjizal laaha fil ʹarḍi wa-lan nuʻjizahoo harabaa.

˹Now,˺ we truly know that we cannot frustrate Allah on earth, nor can we escape from Him ˹into heaven˺.

Verse 72:13

وَّاَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا الْهُدٰۤی اٰمَنَّا بِهٖ ؕ فَمَنْ یُّؤْمِنْ بِرَبِّهٖ فَلَا یَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَّلَا رَهَقًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannaa lammaa samiʻnal Hudaaa ʹaamannaa bih. Famañy yuʹmim bi-Rabbihee falaa yakhaafu bakhsañw walaa rahaq̣aa.

When we heard the guidance ˹of the Quran˺, we ˹readily˺ believed in it. For whoever believes in their Lord will have no fear of being denied ˹a reward˺ or wronged.

Verse 72:14

وَّاَنَّا مِنَّا الْمُسْلِمُوْنَ وَمِنَّا الْقٰسِطُوْنَ ؕ فَمَنْ اَسْلَمَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ تَحَرَّوْا رَشَدًا ۟

Wa-ʹannaa minnal Muslimoona wa-minnal Q̣aasiṭoon. Faman ʹaslama faʹulaaaʹika taḥarraw rashadaa.

And among us are those who have submitted ˹to Allah˺ and those who are deviant. So ˹as for˺ those who submitted, it is they who have attained Right Guidance.

Verse 72:15

وَاَمَّا الْقٰسِطُوْنَ فَكَانُوْا لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹammal Q̣aasiṭoona fakaanoo li-Jahannama ḥaṭabaa―

And as for the deviant, they will be fuel for Hell.’”

Verse 72:16

وَّاَنْ لَّوِ اسْتَقَامُوْا عَلَی الطَّرِیْقَةِ لَاَسْقَیْنٰهُمْ مَّآءً غَدَقًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹalla-wis taq̣aamoo ʻalaṭ Ṭareeq̣ati laʹasq̣aynaahum maaaʹan g̣adaq̣aa.

Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink—

Verse 72:17

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِیْهِ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّعْرِضْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّهٖ یَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا ۟ۙ

Linaftinahum feeh. Wa-mañy yuʻriḍ ʻañ Ẓikri Rabbihee yaslukhu ʻAẓaabañ ṣaʻadaa.

as a test for them. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of their Lord will be admitted by Him into an overwhelming punishment.

Verse 72:18

وَّاَنَّ الْمَسٰجِدَ لِلّٰهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوْا مَعَ اللّٰهِ اَحَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannal Masaajida lil-laahi falaa tadʻoo maʻal laahi ʹaḥadaa;

The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him.

Verse 72:19

وَّاَنَّهٗ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ یَدْعُوْهُ كَادُوْا یَكُوْنُوْنَ عَلَیْهِ لِبَدًا ۟ؕ۠

Wa-ʹannahoo lammaa q̣aama ʻAbdul laahi yadʻoohu kaadoo yakoonoona ʻalayhi libadaa.

Yet when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.

Verse 72:20

قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اَدْعُوْا رَبِّیْ وَلَاۤ اُشْرِكُ بِهٖۤ اَحَدًا ۟

Q̣ul ʹinnamaaa ʹadʻoo Rabbee wa-laaa ʹushriku biheee ʹaḥadaa.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I call only upon my Lord, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺.”

Verse 72:21

قُلْ اِنِّیْ لَاۤ اَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَّلَا رَشَدًا ۟

Q̣ul ʹinnee laaa ʹamliku lakum ḍarrañw walaa rashadaa.

Say, “It is not in my power to harm or benefit you.”

Verse 72:22

قُلْ اِنِّیْ لَنْ یُّجِیْرَنِیْ مِنَ اللّٰهِ اَحَدٌ ۙ۬ وَّلَنْ اَجِدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مُلْتَحَدًا ۟ۙ

Q̣ul ʹinnee lañy yujeeranee minal laahi ʹaḥad, wa-lan ʹajida miñ doonihee multaḥadaa,

Say, “No one can protect me from Allah ˹if I were to disobey Him˺, nor can I find any refuge other than Him.

Verse 72:23

اِلَّا بَلٰغًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَرِسٰلٰتِهٖ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّعْصِ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ فَاِنَّ لَهٗ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَاۤ اَبَدًا ۟ؕ

ʹIllaa balaag̣am minal laahi wa-Risaalaatih: wa-mañy yaʻṣil laaha wa-Rasoolahoo faʹinna lahoo Naara Jahannama khaalideena feehaaa ʹabadaa.

˹My duty is˺ only to convey ˹the truth˺ from Allah and ˹deliver˺ His messages.” And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger will certainly be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there for ever and ever.

Verse 72:24

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا رَاَوْا مَا یُوْعَدُوْنَ فَسَیَعْلَمُوْنَ مَنْ اَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَّاَقَلُّ عَدَدًا ۟

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa raʹaw maa- yooʻadoona fasayaʻlamoona man ʹaḍʻafu naaṣirañw waʹaq̣allu ʻadadaa.

Only when they see what they have been threatened with will they know who is weaker in helpers and inferior in manpower.

Verse 72:25

قُلْ اِنْ اَدْرِیْۤ اَقَرِیْبٌ مَّا تُوْعَدُوْنَ اَمْ یَجْعَلُ لَهٗ رَبِّیْۤ اَمَدًا ۟

Q̣ul ʹin ʹadreee ʹa-q̣areebum maa tooʻadoona ʹam yajʻalu lahoo Rabbeee ʹamadaa.

Say, “I do not know if what you are promised is near or my Lord has set a distant time for it.

Verse 72:26

عٰلِمُ الْغَیْبِ فَلَا یُظْهِرُ عَلٰی غَیْبِهٖۤ اَحَدًا ۟ۙ

ʻAalimul G̣aybi falaa yuz̤̣hiru ʻalaa G̣aybiheee ʹaḥadaa,

˹He is the˺ Knower of the unseen, disclosing none of it to anyone,

Verse 72:27

اِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضٰی مِنْ رَّسُوْلٍ فَاِنَّهٗ یَسْلُكُ مِنْ بَیْنِ یَدَیْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهٖ رَصَدًا ۟ۙ

ʹIllaa manir taḍaa mir rasooliñ faʹinnahoo yasluku mim bayni yadayhi wa-min khalfihee raṣadaa,

except messengers of His choice. Then He appoints angel-guards before and behind them

Verse 72:28

لِّیَعْلَمَ اَنْ قَدْ اَبْلَغُوْا رِسٰلٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَاَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَیْهِمْ وَاَحْصٰی كُلَّ شَیْءٍ عَدَدًا ۟۠

Liyaʻlama ʹañ q̣ad ʹablag̣oo Risaalaati Rabbihim wa-ʹaḥaaṭa bimaa ladayhim wa-ʹaḥṣaa kulla shayʹin ʻadadaa.

to ensure that the messengers fully deliver the messages of their Lord—though He ˹already˺ knows all about them, and keeps account of everything.”