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Surah Al-Bayyinah English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–5

5 verses

Al-Bayyinah 1

Al-Bayyinah 2

Al-Bayyinah 3

Al-Bayyinah 4

Al-Bayyinah 5

لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِك۪ينَ مُنْفَكّ۪ينَ حَتّٰى تَاْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُۙ ۝١ رَسُولٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ يَتْلُوا صُحُفًا مُطَهَّرَةًۙ ۝٢ ف۪يهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌۜ ۝٣ وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْكِتَابَ اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَٓاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُۜ ۝٤ وَمَٓا اُمِرُٓوا اِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِص۪ينَ لَهُ الدّ۪ينَ حُنَفَٓاءَ وَيُق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَذٰلِكَ د۪ينُ الْقَيِّمَةِۜ ۝٥

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1Lem yeküni-lleẕîne keferû min ehli-lkitâbi velmüşrikîne münfekkîne ḥattâ teʾtiyehümü-lbeyyineh.

Transliteration

2Rasûlüm mine-llâhi yetlû ṣuḥufem müṭahherah.

Transliteration

3Fîhâ kütübün ḳayyimeh.

Transliteration

4Vemâ teferraḳa-lleẕîne ûtü-lkitâbe illâ mim baʿdi mâ câethümü-lbeyyineh.

Transliteration

5Vemâ ümirû illâ liyaʿbüdü-llâhe muḫliṣîne lehü-ddîne ḥunefâe veyüḳîmu-ṣṣalâte veyüʾtü-zzekâte veẕâlike dînü-lḳayyimeh.

English Translation

English Translation

1The disbelievers among the People of the Book and those who associate partners with Allah, who refuse to believe in this revelation, had not fallen into division until the clear proofs of the truth, the Quran, came to them.

English Translation

2That is, a messenger who has come to them from Allah, reciting pure pages,

English Translation

3pages containing the undying value of the earlier revelations.

English Translation

4And after all that waiting, those who had been favored with the earlier revelations fell into division only after the clear proofs of the truth, the Quran, had come to them.

English Translation

5Yet they were commanded only to serve Allah as hanifs/people untainted by shirk, devoting their religion/lives to Allah alone, to perform the prayer, and to give zakat. This is the value system of humankind/the upright religion.

Verse 6

1 verse

Al-Bayyinah 6

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِك۪ينَ ف۪ي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِۜ ۝٦

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

6İnne-lleẕîne keferû min ehli-lkitâbi velmüşrikîne fî nâri cehenneme ḫâlidîne fîhâ. ülâike hüm şerru-lberiyyeh.

English Translation

English Translation

6The disbelievers among the People of the Book and those who associate partners with Allah, who refuse to believe, will end up in the fire of Hell, where they will remain. They are the worst of all creatures.

Verses 7–8

2 verses

Al-Bayyinah 7

Al-Bayyinah 8

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِۜ ۝٧ جَزَٓاؤُ۬هُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اَبَدًاۜ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُۜ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ ۝٨

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

7İnne-lleẕîne âmenû veʿamilu-ṣṣâliḥâti ülâike hüm ḫayru-lberiyyeh.

Transliteration

8Cezâühüm ʿinde rabbihim cennâtü ʿadnin tecrî min taḥtihe-lʾenhâru ḫâlidîne fîhâ ebedâ. raḍiye-llâhü ʿanhüm veraḍû ʿanh. ẕâlike limen ḫaşiye rabbeh.

English Translation

English Translation

7But those who believe and do good and beautiful deeds are the best of all creatures.

English Translation

8Their reward with their Lord is the Gardens of Adn (Eden), beneath which rivers flow, where they will remain forever. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Allah. This reward is for those who hold their Lord in deep reverence.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came At-Talaq, and after it Al-Hashr . All surahs in order of revelation