Surah Furqan Transliteration and Translation

Surah Al-Furqan is the 25th chapter of the Qur’an, a Makki surah with 77 verses, and its name alone tells you its purpose. Anyone searching for al furqan meaning will find the answer right in the opening verse — this surah is called “The Criterion” for a clear reason.

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Surah Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Chapter 25 of the Quran – 77 Verses (Meccan Surah)

Verse	Arabic Text	Transliteration	English Translation
1	تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا	Tabāraka alladhī nazzala al-Furqāna ‘alā ‘abdihi liyakūna li-al-‘ālamīn nadhīrā.	Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner.
2	الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا	Alladhī lahu mulk al-samāwāt wa-al-ard wa lam yattakhidh waladan wa lam yakun lahu sharīk fi-al-mulk wa khalaq kull shay’ fa-qaddarahu taqdhīrā.	He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has had no partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with [precise] determination.
3	وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا نُشُورًا	Wa-ittakhadhū min dūnihi āliha lā yakhluqūn shay’an wa hum yukhlaqu’ūn wa lā yamliku’n li-anfusihim darran wa lā naf’a wa lā yamliku’n mawta wa lā hayā wa lā nushūrā.	Yet they have taken besides Him gods which create not a thing and are themselves created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not power [to cause] death or life or resurrection.
4	وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا إِفْكٌ افْتَرَىٰهُ وَأَعَانَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ آخَرُونَ ۚ فَقَدْ جَاءُوا ظُلْمًا وَزُورًا	Wa qāla alladhīn kafarū in hādhā illā ifk iftarāhu wa a’ānaahu ‘alayhi qawm ākharu’n fa-qad jāū zulman wa zūrā.	And those who disbelieve say, ‘This is not but a lie he invented, and another people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have committed an injustice and a lie.
5	وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اسْتَكْتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا	Wa qālū asātīr al-awwalīn astaktabahā fa-hiya tumlā ‘alayhi bukratan wa asilā.	And they say, ‘These are legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon.’
6	قُل نَزَّلَهُ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا	Qul nazzalahu alladhī ya’lam al-sirr fi al-samāwāt wa-al-ard innahu kān ghafūran rahīmā.	Say, ‘It has been sent down by He who knows the secret [aspects] within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving and Merciful.’
7	وَقَالُوا مَال هَٰذَا الرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِي فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ ۚ لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُ نَذِيرًا	Wa qālū mā li-hādhā al-rasūl ya’kul al-ta’ām wa yamshi fi al-aswāq awlā unzil ilayhi malak fayakūn ma’ahu nadhīrā.	And they say, ‘Why is it that this messenger eats food and walks in the markets? Why has there not been sent down to him an angel so he would be a warner with him?’
8	أَوْ يُلْقَىٰ إِلَيْهِ كِنزٌ أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا ۖ وَقَالَ الظَّالِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا	Aw yulqā ilayhi kintun aw takūn lahu jannatun ya’kul minhā wa qāla al-zālimūn in tattabi’ūn illā rajulan masḥūrā.	Or [why is there] not sent down to him a treasure, or [why does] he [not] have a garden from which he eats?’ And the wrongdoers say, ‘You follow not but a man affected by magic.’
9	انظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا	Anzur kayf darabū lak al-amthāl faḍallū falā yastaṭī’ūn sabīlā.	Look how they have set forth examples for you by which they have gone astray, so they will not be able [to find] a way.
10	تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي إِن شَاءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْرًا مِّن ذَٰلِكَ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَيَجْعَل لَّكَ قُصُورًا	Tabārak alladhī in shā’ ja’al lak khayran min dhālik jannāt tajrī min taḥtihā al-anhār wa yaj’al lak qusūrā.	Blessed is He who, if He wills, can give you better than all of that – gardens beneath which rivers flow and will make for you palaces.
11	بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالسَّاعَةِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِمَن كَذَّبَ بِالسَّاعَةِ سَعِيرًا	Bal kadhdhbū bi-al-sā’ah wa a’tadnā li-man kadhdhab bi-al-sā’ah sa’īrā.	Rather, they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a blazing fire.
12	إِذَا رَأَتْهُم مِّن مَّقَامٍ بَعِيدٍ سَمِعُوا لَهَا تَغَيُّظًا وَزَفِيرًا	Idhā ra’at-hum min maqāmin ba’īd sami’ū lahā taghayyuz wa zafīrā.	When it sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring.
13	وَإِذَا أُلْقُوا مِنْهَا مَكَانًا ضَيِّقًا مُّقَيَّدِينَ دَعَوْا هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورًا	Wa idhā ulqū minhā makānan dayyiqan muqayyadin da’aw hunālik thubūrā.	And when they are cast into a narrow place therein, bound, they will call out for destruction there.
14	لَا تَدْعُوا الْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَاحِدًا وَادْعُوا ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا	Lā tad’ū al-yawm thubūran wāḥidan wa-ud’ū thubūran kathīrā.	[They will be told], ‘Do not call this day for a single destruction, but call for many destructions.’
15	قُلْ أَهَٰذَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَاءً وَمَصِيرًا	Qul ahadhā khayrun am jannat al-khuldi allatī wu’ida al-muttaqūn kānat lahum jazā’an wa masīrā.	Say, ‘Is this better or the Garden of Eternity which those who feared Allah have been promised? That is for them a reward and [final] destination.’
16	لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَاءُونَ خَالِدِينَ ۚ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ وَعْدًا مَّسْئُولًا	Lahum fīhā mā yashāūn khālidīn kān ‘alā rabbik wa’dan masūlā.	For them therein is whatever they wish, abiding eternally. It is upon your Lord a promise binding [to be fulfilled].’
17	وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ أَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِي هَٰؤُلَاءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا السَّبِيلَ	Wa yawm yaḥshuruhum wa mā ya’budūn min dūni Allāh fa-yaqūl aantum aḍlaltum ‘ibādī hāulā’ am hum ḍallū al-sabīl.	And the Day He will gather them and what they worship other than Allah and will say, ‘Did you misguide these servants of Mine, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?’
18	قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنبَغِي لَنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءَ وَلَٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا الذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا بُورًا	Qālū subḥānaka mā kān yanbighī lanā an nattakhidh min dūnik min awliyā’ wa lākin matta’tahum wa ābāhum ḥattā nasū al-dhikr wa kānū qawman būrā.	They will say, ‘Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies, but You provided comfort for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people [in] destruction.’
19	فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا ۚ وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا	Fa-qad kadhdhbūkum bi-mā taqūlūn fa-mā tastaṭī’ūn sarfan wa lā nasrā wa man yazlim minkum nudhiqhu ‘adhāban kabīrā.	So they have denied you concerning what you say, and you cannot avert [the punishment], nor can you help [yourselves]. And whoever among you does wrong, We will make him taste a great punishment.’
20	وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ ۗ وَجَعَلْنَا بَعْضَكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِتْنَةً أَتَصْبِرُونَ ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ بَصِيرًا	Wa mā arsalnā qablak min al-mursalīn illā innahum laya’kulūn al-ta’ām wa yamshūn fi al-aswāq wa ja’alnā ba’dkum li-ba’d fitnah atastbirūn wa kān rabbuk basīrā.	And We did not send before you any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others – will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.’
21	وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا ۗ لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا	Wa qāla alladhīn lā yarjūn liqāanā lawlā unzil ‘alaynā al-malā’ikah aw narā rabbana laqadi istakbarū fi anfusihim wa ‘ataw ‘utuwwan kabīrā.	And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, ‘Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?’ They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [are] insolent with great insolence.’
22	يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا	Yawm yarawna al-malā’ikah lā bushrā yawmidhin li-al-mujrimīn wa yaqūlūn hijran makhūrā.	The Day they see the angels – no good tidings [will there be] that Day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, ‘Prevented and kept away.’
23	وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا	Wa qadimna ilā mā ‘amilū min ‘amal fa-ja’alnāhu habā’ manthūrā.	And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make it [like] dust scattered.
24	أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌ مُّسْتَقَرًّا وَأَحْسَنُ مَقِيلًا	Ashāb al-jannah yawmidhin khayrun mustakarran wa ahsan maqīlā.	The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] better condition and better resting place.’
25	وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَاءُ بِالْغَمَامِ وَنُزِّلَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا	Wa yawm tashaqqu al-samā’ bi-al-ghimām wa nuzzil al-malā’ikah tanzīlā.	And [mention] the Day when the sky will break apart with [clouds and] the angels will be sent down, descending.’
26	الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۚ وَكَانَ يَوْمًا عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَسِيرًا	Al-mulk yawmidhin al-haqqu li-al-rahmān wa kān yawman ‘alā al-kāfirīn ‘asīrā.	The dominion, that Day, is [completely] for Allah, the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers, a Day of difficulty.’
27	وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا	Wa yawm ya’add al-zālim ‘alā yadayhi yaqūl yā laytanī ittakhadht ma’a al-rasūl sabīlā.	And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands, [he] will say, ‘Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.’
28	يَا وَيْلَتَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا	Yā waylitā laytanī lam attakhidh fulanā khalīlā.	‘Oh, my regret over what I neglected in the course of Allah’s service. And I was certainly among the mockers.’
29	لَقَدْ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَنِي ۗ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِلْإِنسَانِ خَذُولًا	Laqad aḍallannī ‘an al-dhikr ba’da idh jā’anī wa kān al-shaytān li-al-insān khadhūlā.	Indeed, he led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a betrayer.’
30	وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا	Wa qāla al-rasūl yā rabbi inna qawmī ittakhadhū hādhā al-Qur’ān mahjūrā.	And the Messenger will say, ‘O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Quran as [a thing] abandoned.’
31	وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا	Wa kadhālik ja’alnā li-kulli nabiyyin ‘aduwwan min al-mujrimīn wa kafā bi-rabbik hādiyan wa nasīrā.	And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and helper.’
32	وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ ۖ وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْتِيلًا	Wa qāla alladhīn kafarū lawlā nuzzil ‘alayhi al-Qur’ān jumlatan wāḥidah kadhālik li-nuthbit bihi fu’ādak wa rattalnāhu tartīlā.	And those who disbelieve say, ‘Why was not the Quran revealed to him all at once?’ Thus [it is] that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And We have spaced it distinctly.’
33	وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ إِلَّا جِئْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَحْسَنَ تَفْسِيرًا	Wa lā ya’tūnka bi-mathal illā ji’nāka bi-al-haqq wa ahsan tafsīrā.	And those who are brought to Hell will have the worst place and [in it] they will find no way [of escape].’
34	الَّذِينَ يُحْشَرُونَ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُولَٰئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا	Alladhīn yuḥharūn ‘alā wujūhihim ilā jahannam ulā’ik sharrun makānan wa aḍall sabīlā.	Those who will be gathered upon their faces into Hell – those are worse in condition and more astray from [the] way.’
35	وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُ أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ وَزِيرًا	Wa laqad ātaynā Mūsā al-kitāb wa ja’alnā ma’ahu akhāhu Hārūn wazīrā.	And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture and made with him his brother Aaron as a minister.’
36	فَقُلْنَا اذْهَبَا إِلَىٰ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۖ فَدَمَّرْنَاهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا	Fa-qulnā ithhab ilā al-qawm alladhīn kadhdhbū bi-āyātinā fa-dammarnāhum tadmīrā.	So We said, ‘Go to the people who have denied Our verses.’ And We destroyed them with complete destruction.’
37	وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَّمَّا كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ أَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ آيَةً ۚ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا	Wa qawm Nūh lammā kadhdhbū al-rusul aghraznāhum wa ja’alnāhum li-al-nās āyah wa a’tadnā li-al-zālimīn ‘adhāban alīmā.	And the people of Noah, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.’
38	وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَ وَأَصْحَابَ الرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًا	Wa ‘ādan wa Thamūd wa ashāb al-rass wa qurūnan bayna dhālik kathīrā.	And [We destroyed] Ad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.’
39	وَكُلًّا ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ الْأَمْثَالَ ۖ وَكُلًّا تَبَّرْنَا تَتْبِيرًا	Wa kullan darabnā lahu al-amthāl wa kullan tabaarnā tatbīrā.	And each one We cited examples for, and each one We destroyed with complete destruction.’
40	وَلَقَدْ أَتَوْا عَلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي أُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ السَّوْءِ ۚ أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَرَوْنَهَا ۚ بَلْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُورًا	Wa laqad ataw ‘alā al-qarya allatī umtīrat matār al-sū’ afalm yakūnū yarawnahā bal kānū lā yarjūn nushūrā.	And they have certainly passed by the city which was rained upon by a bad rain. So have they not seen it? Rather, they are not expecting a resurrection.’
41	وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا ۚ أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رَسُولًا	Wa idhā ra’awk in yattakhidhūnak illā huzuwan ahadhā alladhī ba’atha Allāh rasūlā.	And when they see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in mockery, [saying], ‘Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?’
42	إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا لَوْلَا أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا	In kād layuḍillunā ‘an ālihatinā lawlā an sabarnā ‘alayhā wa sawfa ya’lamūn hīn yarawna al-‘adhāb man aḍall sabīlā.	‘He almost misled us away from our gods had we not been steadfast to them.’ But they will come to know, when they see the punishment, who is more astray in way.’
43	أَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ ۖ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا	Ara’ayta man ittakhadha ilāhahu hawāhu afu-anta takūn ‘alayhi wakīlā.	Have you seen the one who has taken as his god his [own] desire? Then would you be responsible for him?’
44	أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا	Am tahsab anna akthrahum yasma’ūn aw ya’qilūn in hum illā ka-al-an’ām bal hum aḍall sabīlā.	Or do you think that most of them hear or reason? They are not except like livestock. Rather, they are [even] more astray in way.’
45	أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ الظِّلَّ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ لَجَعَلَهُ سَاكِنًا ۖ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا الشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا	Alam tara ilā rabbik kayf madda al-zill wa law shā’ laja’alahu sākinā thumma ja’alnā al-shams ‘alayhi dalīlā.	Have you not seen your Lord – how He extends the shadow? If He willed, He could have made it stationary. Then We made the sun over it an indication.’
46	ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَاهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا	Thumma qabaḍnāhu ilaynā qabaḍan yasīrā.	Then We contracted it toward Us – a gentle contraction.’
47	وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَالنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُورًا	Wa huwa alladhī ja’al lakum al-layl libāsan wa al-nawm subātā wa ja’al al-nahār nushūrā.	And it is He who made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and made the day a resurrection.’
48	وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ ۖ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً طَهُورًا	Wa huwa alladhī arsala al-riyāḥ bushrā bayna yadayi raḥmatihi wa anzalnā mina al-samā’ mā’an tahūrā.	And it is He who sent the winds as good tidings before His mercy, and We sent down pure water from the sky.’
49	لِنُحْيِيَ بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا وَنُسْقِيَهُ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَا أَنْعَامًا وَأَنَاسِيَّ كَثِيرًا	Li-nuḥyiya bihi balda maytā wa nusqiyahu mimmā khalaqnā an’āman wa anāsiyya kathīrā.	To give life thereby to a dead land and to provide drink for those [creatures] We created – numerous grazing livestock and men.’
50	وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَاهُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا فَأَبَىٰ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًا	Wa laqad sarrafnāhu baynamhum li-yadhdhkarū fa-abā aktharu al-nās illā kufūrā.	And We have distributed it among them that they might remember, but most people refuse except disbelief.’
51	وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَبَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ نَّذِيرًا	Wa law shi’nā la-ba’athnā fi kulli qarya nadhīrā.	And if We had willed, We could have sent into every city a warner.’
52	فَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَجَاهِدْهُم بِهِ جِهَادًا كَبِيرًا	Fa-lā tut’i al-kāfirīn wa jāhidhum bihi jihādan kabīrā.	So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with it [i.e., the Quran] a great endeavor.’
53	وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا	Wa huwa alladhī maraja al-baḥrayn hadhā ‘adhb furāt wa hadhā milh ujāj wa ja’ala baynahumā barzan wa hijran makhūrā.	And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and a prohibiting partition.’
54	وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا	Wa huwa alladhī khalaqa mina al-mā’ basharā fa-ja’alahu nasaban wa sihrā wa kān rabbuk qadīrā.	And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [in] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [in creation].’
55	وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ ۖ وَكَانَ الْكَافِرُ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِ ظَهِيرًا	Wa ya’budūn min dūni Allāh mā lā yanfa’uhum wa lā yaḍurruhum wa kān al-kāfir ‘alā rabbihi zāhīrā.	And they worship besides Allah that which does not benefit them and does not harm them, and the disbeliever is an assistant [to Satan] against his Lord.’
56	وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا	Wa mā arsalnāk illā mubashshiran wa nadhīrā.	And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.’
57	قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا	Qul mā as’alukum ‘alayhi min ajr illā man shā’ an yattakhidh ilā rabbihi sabīlā.	Say, ‘I do not ask you for this [message] any payment except [the opportunity] that whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.’
58	وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا	Wa tawakkal ‘alā al-hayy alladhī lā yamūt wa sabbih bi-ḥamdihi wa kafā bihi bi-dhunūb ‘ibādihi khabīrā.	And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] by His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted.’
59	الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ ۖ الرَّحْمَٰنُ فَسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرًا	Alladhī khalaqa al-samāwāt wa-al-ard wa mā baynahumā fi sittat ayyām thumma istawā ‘alā al-‘arsh al-raḥmān fa-sal bihi khabīrā.	He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne – the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed.’
60	وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اسْجُدُوا لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ قَالُوا وَمَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ ۖ أَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمْ نُفُورًا	Wa idhā qīla lahum asjudū li-al-raḥmān qālū wa mā al-raḥmān anasujud li-mā ta’muruna wa zādahum nufūrā.	And when it is said to them, ‘Prostrate to the Most Merciful,’ they say, ‘And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?’ And it increases them in aversion.’
61	تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا	Tabārak alladhī ja’al fi al-samā’ burūjan wa ja’al fīhā sirājan wa qamarā munīrā.	Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [great] lamp and luminous moon.’
62	وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِّمَن أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ أَن يَشْكُرَ	Wa huwa alladhī ja’al al-layl wa-al-nahār khilfa li-man arād an yadhdhakkar aw arād an yashkur.	And it is He who made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.’
63	وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا	Wa ‘ibād al-raḥmān alladhīn yamshūn ‘alā al-ard hawnan wa idhā khātabahum al-jāhilūn qālū salāmā.	And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth humbly, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace.’
64	وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا	Wa alladhīn yabītūn li-rabbihim sujjadan wa qiyāmā.	And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer].’
65	وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا	Wa alladhīn yaqūlūn rabbanā asrif ‘annā ‘adhāb jahannam inna ‘adhābahā kān gharāmā.	And those who say, ‘Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering.’
66	إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا	Innaha sā’at mustakarran wa muqāmā.	Indeed, it is evil as an abode and as a place to dwell.’
67	وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا	Wa alladhīn idhā anfaqū lam yusrifū wa lam yaqturū wa kān bayna dhālik qawāmā.	And those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or stingily but are ever, between that, [based upon a] middle course.’
68	وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا	Wa alladhīn lā yad’ūn ma’a Allāh ilāhan ākhara wa lā yaqtulūn al-nafs allatī ḥarrām Allāh illā bi-al-ḥaqq wa lā yaznūn wa man yaf’al dhālik yalqa athāmā.	And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity, nor kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, nor commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever does this will meet a penalty.’
69	يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا	Yuḍā’af lahu al-‘adhāb yawm al-qiyāmah wa yakhlidl fīhi muhānan.	The punishment will be multiplied for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated.’
70	إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا	Illā man tāba wa āman wa ‘amil ‘amalā sāliḥan fa-ulā’ik yubaddil Allāh sayyi’ātihim hasanāt wa kān Allāh ghafūran rahīmā.	Except for those who repent and believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.’
71	وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَإِنَّهُ يَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَتَابًا	Wa man tāba wa ‘amil sāliḥan fa-innahu yatūbu ilā Allāh matāban.	And whoever repents and does righteousness has truly turned to Allah with [accepted] repentance.’
72	وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا	Wa alladhīn lā yashadūn al-zūr wa idhā marrū bi-al-laghw marrū kirāmā.	And those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass with dignity.’
73	وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا	Wa alladhīn idhā thukkiru bi-āyāt rabbihim lam yakhirru ‘alayhā summā wa ‘umyānā.	And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.’
74	وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا	Wa alladhīn yaqūlūn rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wa dhurriyyātinā qurrat a’yun wa-j’alnā li-al-muttaqīn imāmā.	And those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders of the righteous.’
75	أُولَٰئِكَ يُجْزَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيُلَقَّوْنَ فِيهَا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلَامًا	Ulā’ik yujzawna al-ghurfah bi-mā sabarū wa yulaqawn fīhā tahiyyah wa salāmā.	Those will be awarded the Chamber [in Paradise] for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace.’
76	خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ حَسُنَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا	Khālidīn fīhā hasunt mustakarran wa muqāmā.	Abiding therein eternally. Excellent it is as a residence and as a place to dwell.’
77	قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ ۖ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًا	Qul mā ya’ba’u bikum rabbī lawlā du’ā’ukum fa-qad kadhdhaptum fa-sawfa yakūn lizāmā.	Say, ‘My Lord has not concerned Himself with you at all were it not for your supplication. But you have already denied, so there will [inevitably] be a settling of the account.’

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The Problem:

Many people feel confused when facing modern dilemmas — what’s halal, what’s cultural, what’s simply noise. This confusion isn’t new. Surah furqan was revealed at a time when Makkans mocked the Prophet ﷺ and mixed truth with mockery, leaving early believers unsure who to trust.

The Insight:

The insight this surah offers is simple but powerful: Allah sent down a Furqan, a criterion, so people wouldn’t have to guess. Surah alfurqan opens by praising Allah for revealing this standard to His Messenger, meant to warn all of creation, not just one nation or era.

The Solution:

Once you understand this, reading surah al furqan becomes a practical habit rather than just recitation. Below is a quick summary table, followed by real verses and Hadith that show how this surah applies to everyday decisions.

Quick Overview of Surah Al-Furqan

Detail	Information
Surah Number	25
Total Verses	77
Revelation Place	Makkah
Meaning of Name	“The Criterion”
Core Theme	Distinguishing truth from falsehood
Famous Section	Qualities of “Ibad ar-Rahman” (servants of the Merciful)

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Why Surah Al-Furqan Matters So Much Today

This surah matters because confusion between right and wrong hasn’t disappeared — it’s grown louder. سورة الفرقان reminds readers that clarity comes from Allah’s guidance, not from popular opinion or social pressure, especially when everyone around you seems to disagree.

Key Benefits of Reading This Surah

Builds a clear moral compass for daily choices
Describes the humble qualities of true believers
Warns against blind following of others without thought
Strengthens patience when facing ridicule for one’s faith
Encourages gentle, calm responses instead of anger

Qur’an References (Quran.com)

1. Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 1
Blessed is the One who sent down the Furqan to His servant, as a warning to all people. Read on Quran.com

2. Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 63
The true servants of the Merciful walk humbly on earth and respond to ignorance with peace. Read on Quran.com

Hadith References (Sunan an-Nasa’i & Sunan Ibn Majah)

Sunan an-Nasa’i
The Prophet ﷺ said that modesty is a branch of faith, and faith leads its people to Paradise. Read on Sunnah.com

2. Sunan Ibn Majah
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved people to Allah are those most beneficial to others. Read on Sunnah.com

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A Word on Fiqh and Deeper Study

For readers who want to explore classical Hanafi rulings connected to daily conduct and worship mentioned in this surah, two respected references worth locating in libraries or archives are:

Kanz al-Daqaiq by Imam Abu al-Barakat al-Nasafi
Al-Ikhtiyar li Ta’lil al-Mukhtar by Abdullah ibn Mahmud al-Mawsili

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IslamQA — reliable answers grounded in scholarship
QuranMualim — simple explanations for everyday learners

You can also read the surah’s background on Wikipedia or explore the Qur’an’s wider structure on Britannica.

Categories: PRAYER ,ALMS , SAWN & The Holy Quran, Quran Jaz 1- 114

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Al-Furqan mean?

Al-Furqan means “The Criterion” or “The Standard,” referring to the Qur’an’s role in clearly separating truth from falsehood for all humanity.

How many verses does Surah Al-Furqan have?

Surah Al-Furqan contains 77 verses and belongs to the Makki period, focusing heavily on faith, patience, and the qualities of sincere believers.

Why is this surah called el forkan in some transliterations?

El Forkan is simply an alternate spelling of Al-Furqan, often used in older texts or non-English speaking regions with different transliteration styles.

What are the qualities of “Ibad ar-Rahman” in this surah?

They walk humbly, avoid arguments with the ignorant, spend moderately, and turn to Allah sincerely, as described beautifully near the end of the surah.

Is Surah Al-Furqan Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Meccan surah, revealed during early persecution, addressing disbelief, mockery, and the importance of holding firmly onto revealed truth.

Final Thoughts

Surah Al-Furqan gives every reader a timeless gift — a clear standard to separate truth from noise in an increasingly confusing world. Read it slowly, reflect on its qualities of sincere believers, and let it sharpen your judgment daily.