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1.	Al-Fatiha
2.	Al-Baqara
3.	Al-E-Imran
4.	An-Nisa
5.	Al-Maeda
6.	Al-Anaam
7.	Al-Airaaf
8.	Al-Anfaal
9.	Al-Tawba
10.	Yunus
11.	Huud
12.	Yusuf
13.	Al-Raad
14.	Ibrahim
15.	Al-Hijr
16.	An-Nahl
17.	Bani-Israel
18.	Al-Kahf
19.	Maryam
20.	Ta-Ha
21.	Al-Anbiya
22.	Al-Hajj
23.	Al-Mumenoon
24.	Al-Noor
25.	Al-Furqan
26.	Al-Shuara
27.	Al-Naml
28.	Al-Qasas
29.	Al-Ankaboot
30.	Al-Room
31.	Luqman
32.	As-Sajda
33.	Al-Ahzaab
34.	Saba
35.	Fatir
36.	Ya-Seen
37.	As-Saaffat
38.	Suaad
39.	Az-Zumar
40.	Al-Mumin
41.	Haa-Meem-Sajdah
42.	Ash-Shura
43.	Az-Zukhruf
44.	Ad-Dukhan
45.	Al-Jassiya
46.	Al-Ahqaf
47.	Muhammad
48.	Al-Fateh
49.	Al-Hujraat
50.	Qaaf
51.	Az-Zaariyat
52.	At-Tur
53.	An-Najm
54.	Al-Qamar
55.	Ar-Rahman
56.	Al-Waqia
57.	Al-Hadid
58.	Al-Mujadila
59.	Al-Hashr
60.	Al-Mumtahina
61.	As-Saff
62.	Al-Jumua
63.	Al-Munafiqoon
64.	At-Taghabun
65.	At-Talaq
66.	At-Tahrim
67.	Al-Mulk
68.	Al-Qalam
69.	Al-Haaqqa
70.	Al-Maarij
71.	Nooh
72.	Al-Jinn
73.	Al-Muzzammil
74.	Al-Muddassir
75.	Al-Qiyama
76.	Al-Dahr
77.	Al-Mursalat
78.	An-Naba
79.	An-Naziat
80.	Abas
81.	At-Takwir
82.	Al-Infitar
83.	Al-Mutaffifin
84.	Al-Inshiqaq
85.	Al-Burooj
86.	At-Tariq
87.	Al-Ala
88.	Al-Ghashiya
89.	Al-Fajr
90.	Al-Balad
91.	Ash-Shams
92.	Al-Lail
93.	Ad-Dhuha
94.	Al-Alm-Nashrah
95.	At-Teen
96.	Al-Alaq
97.	Al-Qadr
98.	Al-Bayyina
99.	Al-Zalzaal
100.	Al-Adiyat
101.	Al-Qaria
102.	At-Takaasur
103.	Al-Asr
104.	Al-Humaza
105.	Al-Feel
106.	Quraish
107.	Al-Ma'un
108.	Al-Kauser
109.	Al-Kafiroon
110.	An-Nasr
111.	Al-Lahb
112.	Al-Ikhlas
113.	Al-Falaq
114.	An-Nas

Surah Al-Ahqaf (the wind-Curved sandhills, the dunes)

By Yusuf Ali | By Shakir | By Pickthal | All 3

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Total Verses : 35 - Listen to Recitation of this Surah with Translation

Ayah: 1
Arabic:	حم
Pickthal:	Ha. Mim.

Ayah: 2
Arabic:	تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ
Pickthal:	The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah the Mighty, the Wise.

Ayah: 3
Arabic:	مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَمَّا أُنذِرُوا مُعْرِضُونَ
Pickthal:	We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with truth, and for a term appointed. But those whodisbelieve turn away from that whereof they are warned.

Ayah: 4
Arabic:	قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُوا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ اِئْتُونِي بِكِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَذَا أَوْ أَثَارَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Pickthal:	Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Have ye thought on all that ye invoke beside Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth. Or havethey any portion in the heavens? Bring me a scripture before this(Scripture), or some vestige of knowledge (in support of what ye say), ifye are truthful.

Ayah: 5
Arabic:	وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَومِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ
Pickthal:	And who is further astray than those who, instead of Allah, pray unto such as hear not their prayer until the Day of Resurrection, andare unconscious of their prayer,

Ayah: 6
Arabic:	وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاء وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ
Pickthal:	And when mankind are gathered (to the Judgment) will become enemies for them, and will become deniers of having been worshipped.

Ayah: 7
Arabic:	وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءهُمْ هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Pickthal:	And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelieve say of the Truth when it reacheth them: This is mere magic.

Ayah: 8
Arabic:	أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ قُلْ إِنِ افْتَرَيْتُهُ فَلَا تَمْلِكُونَ لِي مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ كَفَى بِهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Pickthal:	Or say they: He hath invented it? Say (O Muhammad): If I have invented it, still ye have no power to support me against Allah. He is BestAware of what ye say among yourselves concerning it. He sufficeth for awitness between me and you. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Ayah: 9
Arabic:	قُلْ مَا كُنتُ بِدْعًا مِّنْ الرُّسُلِ وَمَا أَدْرِي مَا يُفْعَلُ بِي وَلَا بِكُمْ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَى إِلَيَّ وَمَا أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Pickthal:	Say: I am no new thing among the messengers (of Allah), nor know I what will be done with me or with you. I do but follow that which isinspired in me, and I am but a plain warner.

Ayah: 10
Arabic:	قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى مِثْلِهِ فَآمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Pickthal:	Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye disbelieve therein, and a witness of the Children of Israel hath already testified to the likethereof and hath believed, and ye are too proud (what plight is yours)? Lo!Allah guideth not wrong-doing folk.

Ayah: 11
Arabic:	وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا بِهِ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَذَا إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ
Pickthal:	And those who disbelieve say of those who believe: If it had been (any) good, they would not have been before us in attaining it. Andsince they will not be guided by it, they say: This is an ancient lie;

Ayah: 12
Arabic:	وَمِن قَبْلِهِ كِتَابُ مُوسَى إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً وَهَذَا كِتَابٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Pickthal:	When before it there was the Scripture of Moses, an example and a mercy; and this is a confirming Scripture in the Arabic language,that it may warn those who do wrong and bring good tidings for therighteous.

Ayah: 13
Arabic:	إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
Pickthal:	Lo! those who say: Our Lord is Allah, and thereafter walk aright, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.

Ayah: 14
Arabic:	أُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَاء بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
Pickthal:	Such are rightful owners of the Garden, immortal therein, as a reward for what they used to do.

Ayah: 15
Arabic:	وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَاثُونَ شَهْرًا حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Pickthal:	And We have commended unto man kindness toward parents. His mother beareth him with reluctance, and bringeth him forth with reluctance,and the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months, till, whenhe attaineth full strength and reacheth forty years, he saith: My Lord!Arouse me that I may give thanks for the favour wherewith Thou hastfavoured me and my parents, and that I may do right acceptable unto Thee.And be gracious unto me in the matter of my seed. Lo! I have turned untoThee repentant, and lo! I am of those who surrender (unto Thee).

Ayah: 16
Arabic:	أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنْهُمْ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا وَنَتَجاوَزُ عَن سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ فِي أَصْحَابِ الْجَنَّةِ وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ
Pickthal:	Those are they from whom We accept the best of what they do, and overlook their evil deeds. (They are) among the owners of the Garden.This is the true promise which they were promised (in the world).

Ayah: 17
Arabic:	وَالَّذِي قَالَ لِوَالِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَا أَتَعِدَانِنِي أَنْ أُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ الْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِي وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ اللَّهَ وَيْلَكَ آمِنْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Pickthal:	And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me that I shall be brought forth (again) when generations beforeme have passed away? And they twain cry unto Allah for help (and say): Woeunto thee! Believe! Lo! the promise of Allah is true. But he saith: This isnaught save fables of the men of old:

Ayah: 18
Arabic:	أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَ
Pickthal:	Such are those on whom the Word concerning nations of the jinn and mankind which have passed away before them hath effect. Lo! they arethe losers.

Ayah: 19
Arabic:	وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
Pickthal:	And for all there will be ranks from what they do, that He may pay them for their deeds; and they will not be wronged.

Ayah: 20
Arabic:	وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَلَى النَّارِ أَذْهَبْتُمْ طَيِّبَاتِكُمْ فِي حَيَاتِكُمُ الدُّنْيَا وَاسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهَا فَالْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْسُقُونَ
Pickthal:	And on the day when those who disbelieve are exposed to the Fire (it will be said): Ye squandered your good things in the life of theworld and sought comfort therein. Now this day ye are rewarded with thedoom of ignominy because ye were disdainful in the land without a right,and because ye used to transgress.

Ayah: 21
Arabic:	وَاذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذْ أَنذَرَ قَوْمَهُ بِالْأَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ النُّذُرُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Pickthal:	And make mention (O Muhammad) of the brother of A'ad when he warned his folk among the wind-curved sandhills - and verily warners cameand went before and after him - saying: Serve none but Allah. Lo! I fearfor you the doom of a tremendous Day.

Ayah: 22
Arabic:	قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
Pickthal:	They said: Hast come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us, if thou art of the truthful.

Ayah: 23
Arabic:	قَالَ إِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّا أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ
Pickthal:	He said: The knowledge is with Allah only. I convey unto you that wherewith I have been sent, but I see you are a folk that know not.

Ayah: 24
Arabic:	فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا هَذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا بَلْ هُوَ مَا اسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Pickthal:	Then, when they beheld it as a dense cloud coming toward their valleys, they said: Here is a cloud bringing us rain. Nay, but it is thatwhich ye did seek to hasten, a wind wherein is painful torment,

Ayah: 25
Arabic:	تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا لَا يُرَى إِلَّا مَسَاكِنُهُمْ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
Pickthal:	Destroying all things by commandment of its Lord. And morning found them so that naught could be seen save their dwellings. Thus do Wereward the guilty folk.

Ayah: 26
Arabic:	وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِيمَا إِن مَّكَّنَّاكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَارًا وَأَفْئِدَةً فَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَا أَفْئِدَتُهُم مِّن شَيْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِؤُون
Pickthal:	And verily We had empowered them with that wherewith We have not empowered you, and had assigned them ears and eyes and hearts; buttheir ears and eyes and hearts availed them naught since they denied therevelations of Allah; and what they used to mock befell them.

Ayah: 27
Arabic:	وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ الْقُرَى وَصَرَّفْنَا الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Pickthal:	And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed (for them) Our revelation, that haply they might return.

Ayah: 28
Arabic:	فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا آلِهَةً بَلْ ضَلُّوا عَنْهُمْ وَذَلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ
Pickthal:	Then why did those whom they had chosen for gods as a way of approach (unto Allah) not help them? Nay, but they did fail them utterly.And (all) that was their lie, and what they used to invent.

Ayah: 29
Arabic:	وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَى قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Pickthal:	And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence,said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people,warning.

Ayah: 30
Arabic:	قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَى مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَى طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Pickthal:	They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it,guiding unto the truth and a right road.

Ayah: 31
Arabic:	يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Pickthal:	O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.

Ayah: 32
Arabic:	وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِن دُونِهِ أَولِيَاء أُوْلَئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Pickthal:	And whoso respondeth not to Allah's summoner he can nowise escape in the earth, and he hath no protecting friends instead of Him. Suchare in error manifest.

Ayah: 33
Arabic:	أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْيَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَى بَلَى إِنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Pickthal:	Have they not seen that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and was not wearied by their creation, is Able to give life to thedead? Aye, He verily is Able to do all things.

Ayah: 34
Arabic:	وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَلَى النَّارِ أَلَيْسَ هَذَا بِالْحَقِّ قَالُوا بَلَى وَرَبِّنَا قَالَ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
Pickthal:	And on the day when those who disbelieve are exposed to the Fire (they will be asked): Is not this real? They will say: Yea, by ourLord. He will say: Then taste the doom for that ye disbelieved.

Ayah: 35
Arabic:	فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُوْلُوا الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِل لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَ لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّن نَّهَارٍ بَلَاغٌ فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
Pickthal:	Then have patience (O Muhammad) even as the stout of heart among the messengers (of old) had patience, and seek not to hasten on (thedoom) for them. On the day when they see that which they are promised (itwill seem to them) as though they had tarried but an hour of daylight. Aclear message. Shall any be destroyed save evil-living folk?

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