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Ayat al-Kursi Qur’an 2:255
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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- Al-Baqarah (2)
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ٱللَّهُ | al-lahu | Allah |
| لَآ | lā | (there is) no |
| إِلَـٰهَ | ilāha | God |
| إِلَّا | illā | except |
| هُوَ | huwa | Him |
| ٱلْحَىُّ | l-ḥayu | the Ever-Living |
| ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ | l-qayūmu | the Sustainer of all that exists |
| لَا | lā | Not |
| تَأْخُذُهُۥ | takhudhuhu | overtakes Him |
| سِنَةٌۭ | sinatun | slumber |
| وَلَا | walā | [and] not |
| نَوْمٌۭ ۚ | nawmun | sleep |
| لَّهُۥ | lahu | To Him (belongs) |
| مَا | mā | what(ever) |
| فِى | fī | (is) in |
| ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ | l-samāwāti | the heavens |
| وَمَا | wamā | and what(ever) |
| فِى | fī | (is) in |
| ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ | l-arḍi | the earth |
| مَن | man | Who |
| ذَا | dhā | (is) the one |
| ٱلَّذِى | alladhī | who |
| يَشْفَعُ | yashfaʿu | can intercede |
| عِندَهُۥٓ | ʿindahu | with Him |
| إِلَّا | illā | except |
| بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ | bi-idh'nihi | by His permission |
| يَعْلَمُ | yaʿlamu | He knows |
| مَا | mā | what |
| بَيْنَ | bayna | (is) |
| أَيْدِيهِمْ | aydīhim | before them |
| وَمَا | wamā | and what |
| خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ | khalfahum | (is) behind them |
| وَلَا | walā | And not |
| يُحِيطُونَ | yuḥīṭūna | they encompass |
| بِشَىْءٍۢ | bishayin | anything |
| مِّنْ | min | of |
| عِلْمِهِۦٓ | ʿil'mihi | His Knowledge |
| إِلَّا | illā | except |
| بِمَا | bimā | [of] what |
| شَآءَ ۚ | shāa | He willed |
| وَسِعَ | wasiʿa | Extends |
| كُرْسِيُّهُ | kur'siyyuhu | His Seat |
| ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ | l-samāwāti | (to) the heavens |
| وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ | wal-arḍa | and the earth |
| وَلَا | walā | And not |
| يَـُٔودُهُۥ | yaūduhu | tires Him |
| حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ | ḥif'ẓuhumā | (the) guarding of both of them |
| وَهُوَ | wahuwa | And He |
| ٱلْعَلِىُّ | l-ʿaliyu | (is) the Most High |
| ٱلْعَظِيمُ | l-ʿaẓīmu | the Most Great |
In context
The verses around 2:255 in Al-Baqarah.
- 2:253۞ تِلْكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ ۘ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ وَلَٰكِنِ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُThose messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends.
- 2:254يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌۭ لَّا بَيْعٌۭ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌۭ وَلَا شَفَٰعَةٌۭ ۗ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَO you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no exchange and no friendship and no intercession. And the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers.
- 2:256لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌThere shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
- 2:257ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَAllah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.
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