Surah Ankabut Transliteration and Translation

Surah Ankabut opens with a question that catches most readers off guard: do people really think they’ll be left alone just because they say “we believe”? That single line sets the tone for the entire chapter. This is exactly what makes Surah Ankabut so relevant, even centuries later.

For readers wanting a deeper commentary, this is a solid starting point: Tafsir As-Sa’di on Surah Ankabut.

Surah Al-Ankabut (The Spider) سورة العنكبوت – 69

Verse	Arabic Text	Transliteration	English Meaning
1	الم	Alif-Lām-Mīm	These are the symbolic letters, a sign of Allah’s revelation
2	أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ	A-hasib an-nāsu an yutrakū an yaqūlū āmannā wa-hum lā yuftanūn	Do people think they will be left alone merely by saying ‘We believe’ without being tested?
3	وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ	Wa-laqad fatannā al-ladhīna min qablihim fa-layaʿlamanna Allāhu al-ladhīna sadaqū wa-layaʿlamanna al-kādhībīn	We have tested those before them, and Allah will surely know those who are truthful and those who are liars
4	أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ أَن يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ	Am hasiba al-ladhīna yaʿmalūn as-sayyiāt an yasbiqūnā sāʾa mā yaḥkumūn	Do those who commit evil deeds think they can outpace Us? How terrible is their judgment!
5	مَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ لَآتٍ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ	Man kāna yarjū liqāʾ Allāhi fa-inna ajal Allāhi la-ātī wa-huwa as-samīʿ al-ʿalīm	Whoever hopes to meet Allah, know that Allah’s appointed time will come; He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing
6	وَمَن جَاهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَاهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ	Wa-man jāhada fa-innamā yujāhidu li-nafsih inn Allāha la-ghaniyy ʿan al-ʿālamīn	Whoever strives, it is only for their own benefit; indeed, Allah is free from need of all the worlds
7	وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُم بِأَحْسَنِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ	Wa-al-ladhīna āmanū wa-ʿamilū as-sālihāt la-nukaffiranna ʿanhum sayyiātihim wa-la-najziyanna-hum bi-aḥsan al-ladhī kānū yaʿmalūn	Those who believe and do righteous deeds – We will erase their misdeeds and reward them according to their finest actions
8	وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا ۖ وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۚ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ	Wa-wassaynā al-insān bi-wālidayhi husnan wa-in jāhadāka li-tushrīk bī mā laysa laka bih ʿilm fa-lā tutīʿhumā ilayya marjiʿukum fa-unabbiu-kum bimā kuntum taʿmalūn	We have commanded people to treat their parents kindly, but if they pressure you to associate partners with Me, don’t obey them; all will return to Me and I’ll inform you of your deeds
9	وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِي الصَّالِحِينَ	Wa-al-ladhīna āmanū wa-ʿamilū as-sālihāt la-nudhkilanna-hum fī as-sālihīn	Those who believe and do righteous deeds will be admitted among the righteous
10	وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ فَإِذَا أُوذِيَ فِي اللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ النَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ اللَّهِ ۖ وَلَئِن نَّصَرَ رَبُّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ ۚ أَوَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِي صُدُورِ الْعَالَمِينَ	Wa-min an-nās man yaqūl āmannā bi-Allāhi fa-idhā ūdhiya fī Allāh jaʿal fitnat an-nās kaʿadhāb Allāh wa-la-in nasara rabbuka la-yaqūlunna inna kunnā maʿakum a-walaysa Allāh bi-aʿlam bimā fī sudūr al-ʿālamīn	Among people are those who claim to believe in Allah, but when they suffer for His sake, they consider people’s harm equivalent to Allah’s punishment; yet if your Lord grants victory, they say ‘We were with you.’ Doesn’t Allah know what is in all hearts?
11	وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ	Wa-layaʿlamanna Allāhu al-ladhīna āmanū wa-layaʿlamanna al-munāfiqīn	Allah will surely distinguish those who believe from the hypocrites
12	وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبِعُوا سَبِيلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطَايَاكُمْ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِحَامِلِينَ مِن خَطَايَاهُمْ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ	Wa-qāl al-ladhīna kafarū li-l-ladhīna āmanū ittabiʿū sabīlanā wa-l-nahmal khitāyākum wa-mā hum bi-hāmilīn min khitāyāhum min shay-in innahum la-kādhībūn	The disbelievers say to those who believe ‘Follow our way and we’ll bear your sins,’ but they cannot bear anyone’s sins; they are indeed lying
13	وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ وَأَثْقَالًا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ وَلَيُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ	Wa-layaḥmilunna athqālahum wa-athqālan maʿa athqālihim wa-layus-alunna yawm al-qiyāmah ʿammā kānū yaftarūn	They will bear their own burdens and other burdens along with them, and on the Day of Judgment they will be questioned about their fabrications
14	وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ الطُّوفَانُ وَهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ	Wa-laqad arsalnā Nūhan ilā qawmih fa-labhith fīhim alf sanat illa khamsīn ʿāman fa-akhdhahum at-tūfān wa-hum zhālimūn	We sent Nuh to his people, and he remained with them for 950 years; then the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers
15	فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ السُّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ	Fa-anjaynāh wa-ashāb as-sufīnah wa-jaʿalnāhā āyah li-l-ʿālamīn	We saved him and the people of the Ark, and made it a sign for the worlds
16	وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ ۖ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ	Wa-Ibrāhīm idh qāl li-qawmih iʿbudū Allāha wa-ttaqūh dhālikum khayrun lakum in kuntum taʿlamūn	And Ibrahim, when he said to his people ‘Worship Allah and fear Him; this is better for you if you only knew’
17	إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَابْتَغُوا عِندَ اللَّهِ الرِّزْقَ وَاعْبُدُوهُ وَاشْكُرُوا لَهُ ۖ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ	Innamā taʿbudūn min dūn Allāh awthānan wa-takhluqūn ifk inn al-ladhīna taʿbudūn min dūn Allāh lā yamlikūn lakum rizq fab-taghū ʿind Allāh ar-rizq wa-ʿbudūh wa-shkurū lah ilayh turjaʿūn	You only worship idols instead of Allah and fabricate falsehood; those you worship besides Allah cannot provide for you, so seek provision from Allah, worship Him, and give thanks to Him – to Him you will return
18	وَإِن تُكَذِّبُوا فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ	Wa-in tukadhdhibū fa-qad kadhdhaba umam min qablikum wa-mā ʿalā ar-rasūl illa al-balāgh al-mubīn	If you reject the message, know that nations before you also rejected their messengers; the Messenger’s duty is only clear conveyance
19	أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ	A-wa-lam yaraw kayf yubdiu Allāhu al-khalq thumma yuʿīduh inn dhālik ʿalā Allāh yasīr	Do they not see how Allah originates creation and then repeats it? That is easy for Allah
20	قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ۚ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ	Qul sīrū fī al-ard fa-nzhurū kayf badaʾ al-khalq thumma Allāhu yunshi-u an-nash-aah al-ākhirah inn Allāh ʿalā kull shay-in qadīr	Say ‘Travel through the earth and see how He initiated creation; then Allah will initiate the next creation – indeed, Allah is over all things capable’
21	يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَاءُ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ	Yuʿadhdhib man yashāʾ wa-yarḥam man yashāʾ wa-ilayh turjaʿūn	He punishes whom He wills and shows mercy to whom He wills; and to Him you will be returned
22	وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ	Wa-mā antum bi-muʿjizīn fī al-ard wa-lā fī as-samāʾ wa-mā lakum min dūn Allāh min waliyy wa-lā nasīr	You cannot escape Allah on earth or in heaven, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah
23	وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَلِقَائِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ يَئِسُوا مِن رَّحْمَتِي وَأُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ	Wa-al-ladhīna kafarū bi-āyāt Allāh wa-liqāih ūlāik yasū min raḥmatī wa-ūlāik lahum ʿadhāb alīm	Those who disbelieve in Allah’s signs and meeting with Him – they have despaired of My mercy, and those will have a painful punishment
24	فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا اقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُوهُ ۖ فَأَنجَىٰ اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ	Fa-mā kān jawāb qawmih illa an qālū iqtulūh aw harriqu h fa-anjayl Allāh min an-nār inn fī dhālik la-āyāt li-qawm yu-minūn	His people’s only response was to say ‘Kill him or burn him!’ but Allah saved him from the fire – surely there are signs in this for those who believe
25	وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا اتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا وَمَأْوَاكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَاصِرِينَ	Wa-qāl innamā ittakhadhtum min dūn Allāh awthānan mawaddah baynikum fī al-ḥayāh ad-dunyā thumma yawm al-qiyāmah yakfur baʿdukum bi-baʿd wa-yaʿan baʿdukum baʿdan wa-maawākum an-nār wa-mā lakum min nāsirīn	And he said ‘You have only taken idols besides Allah out of mutual affection in this worldly life, but on the Day of Resurrection you will disown one another and curse one another; your refuge will be the Fire, and you will have no helpers’
26	فَآمَنَ لَهُ لُوطٌ ۚ وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ	Fa-āman lah Lūt wa-qāl innī muhājir ilā rabbī innahū huwa al-ʿazīz al-ḥakīm	Lut believed in him and said ‘Indeed, I will emigrate to my Lord; surely He is the Mighty, the Wise’
27	وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَابَ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَجْرَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ	Wa-wahabnā lah Ishāq wa-Yaʿqūb wa-jaʿalnā fī dhurriyyatih an-nubūwah wa-al-kitāb wa-ātaynāh ajrah fī ad-dunyā wa-innahū fī al-ākhirah la-min as-sālihīn	We granted him Ishaq and Yaqub, and We placed prophethood and Scripture in his descendants; We gave him his reward in this world, and in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous
28	وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنَ الْعَالَمِينَ	Wa-Lūtan idh qāl li-qawmih innakum la-ta-tūn al-fāḥishah mā sabaqakum bihā min aḥad min al-ʿālamīn	And Lut, when he said to his people ‘You commit an indecency that no one before you has committed in the worlds’
29	أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ السَّبِيلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِي نَادِيكُمُ الْمُنكَرَ ۚ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ	A-inna-kum la-ta-tūn ar-rijāl wa-taqtaʿūn as-sabīl wa-ta-tūn fī nādīkum al-munkar fa-mā kān jawāb qawmih illa an qālū i-tinā bi-ʿadhāb Allāh in kunta min as-sādiqīn	Do you indeed approach men and cut off the way and commit depravity in your gatherings? His people’s only response was to say ‘Bring us Allah’s punishment if you are truthful’
30	قَالَ رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ	Qāl rabbi ansurnī ʿalā al-qawm al-mufsidīn	He said ‘My Lord, help me against the corrupting people’
31	وَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا إِنَّا مُهْلِكُو أَهْلِ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ ۖ إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَانُوا ظَالِمِينَ	Wa-lammā jāʾat rusulunā Ibrāhīm bi-al-bushrā qālū innā muhlikū ahl hādhih al-qaryah inn ahlahā kānū zhālimīn	When Our messengers came to Ibrahim with the good news, they said ‘We are about to destroy the people of this city; its inhabitants have been wrongdoers’
32	قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًا ۚ قَالُوا نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا ۖ لَنُنَجِّيَهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ	Qāl inna fīhā Lūtan qālū naḥnu aʿlam biman fīhā la-nunjiyyah wa-ahlah illa imra-atah kānat min al-ghābirin	He said ‘Lut is there.’ They said ‘We know better who is there; we will save him and his family except his wife, who will be among those who remain’
33	وَلَمَّا أَن جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ ۖ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ	Wa-lammā an jāʾat rusulunā Lūtan sīa bihim wa-dāqa bihim dharʿan qālū lā takhaf wa-lā tahzan innā munajjūka wa-ahlak illa imra-ataka kānat min al-ghābirin	When Our messengers came to Lut, he was distressed and worried for them; they said ‘Don’t fear or grieve; we will save you and your family except your wife, who will remain’
34	إِنَّا مُنزِلُونَ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ	Innā munzilūn ʿalā ahl hādhih al-qaryah rijz min as-samāʾ bimā kānū yafsiqūn	We are sending down upon the people of this city a punishment from the sky because of their transgression
35	وَلَقَدْ تَرَكْنَا مِنْهَا آيَةً بَيِّنَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ	Wa-laqad taraknā minhā āyah bayyinah li-qawm yaʿqilūn	We left a clear sign from it for people who use reason
36	وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا ۚ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَارْجُوا الْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ	Wa-ilā Madyan akhāhum Shuʿaybā qāl yā qawm iʿbudū Allāha wa-arjū al-yawm al-ākhir wa-lā taʿthaw fī al-ard mufsidīn	And to Midian We sent their brother Shuaib; he said ‘O my people, worship Allah and hope for the Last Day, and don’t commit corruption in the earth’
37	فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ رَجْفَةٌ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ	Fa-kadhdhabhūh fa-akhdhattuhm rajfah fa-asbahū fī dārihim jāthimīn	They rejected him, so an earthquake seized them and they became motionless in their dwelling place
38	وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَ وَقَدْ تَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ مِّن مَّقَامِهِمْ ۚ وَالشَّيْطَانُ لَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَكَانُوا مُسْتَبْصِرِينَ	Wa-ʿād wa-Thamūd wa-qad tabayyun lakum min maqāmihim wa-ash-shaytān lahum aʿmālahum fa-saddahum ʿan as-sabīl wa-kānū mustabsirīn	And Aad and Thamud – their locations are clear to you; Satan beautified their deeds for them, so he turned them away from the path despite their ability to see
39	وَقَارُونَ وَفِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مُوسَىٰ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كَانُوا سَابِقِينَ	Wa-Qārūn wa-Firʿawn wa-Hāmān wa-laqad jāʾahum Mūsā bi-al-bayyināt fa-astakbarū fī al-ard wa-mā kānū sābiqīn	And Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman – Musa came to them with clear signs, but they were arrogant in the earth and could not outrun Us
40	فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنبِهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا ۖ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُ ۖ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ ۖ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ	Fa-kullan akhdhānā bidhanbih fa-minhum man arsalnā ʿalayh ḥāsibā wa-minhum man akhdhattah as-sayḥah wa-minhum man khsafnā bih al-ard wa-minhum man aghraqnā wa-mā kān Allāhu li-yazhimahum wa-lākin kānū anfusahum yazhimūn	So each we seized for their sin: some We sent upon them a windstorm, some the blast seized, some We caused the earth to swallow, and some We drowned – Allah didn’t wrong them, but they wronged themselves
41	مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ	Mathal al-ladhīna ittakhadhū min dūn Allāh awliyāʾ ka-mathal al-ʿankabūt ittakhadhat bayt wa-inna awhan al-buyūt la-bayt al-ʿankabūt law kānū yaʿlamūn	The example of those who take protectors besides Allah is like the spider who builds a house; but surely the frailest of all houses is the spider’s house, if only they knew
42	إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ	Inn Allāhu yaʿlam mā yadʿūn min dūnih min shay-in wa-huwa al-ʿazīz al-ḥakīm	Allah knows whatever they invoke besides Him; He is the Mighty, the Wise
43	وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ	Wa-tilk al-amthāl nadribuhā li-an-nās wa-mā yaʿqiluhā illa al-ʿālamūn	These parables We strike for people, but none grasp them except the learned
44	خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	Khalaqa Allāhu as-samāwāt wa-al-ard bi-al-ḥaqq inn fī dhālik la-āyah li-al-mu-minīn	Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth; surely in that is a sign for the believers
45	اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ ۖ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ	Itlu mā ūḥiya ilayk min al-kitāb wa-aqim as-salāh inn as-salāh tanhā ʿan al-faḥshāʾ wa-al-munkar wa-la-dhikr Allāh akbar wa-Allāhu yaʿlam mā tasnaʿūn	Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book and establish prayer; indeed, prayer prevents depravity and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater; Allah knows what you do
46	وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۖ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ	Wa-lā tujādilū ahl al-kitāb illā bi-al-latī hiya aḥsan illa al-ladhīn zhlamū minhum wa-qūlū āmannā bi-al-ladhī unzila ilaynā wa-unzila ilaykum wa-ilāhunā wa-ilāhukum wāḥid wa-naḥn lah muslimūn	And don’t argue with the People of the Book except in the best manner, except those of them who do wrong; say ‘We believe in what was revealed to us and revealed to you; our God and your God is One, and to Him we submit’
47	وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ ۚ فَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ وَمِنْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا الْكَافِرُونَ	Wa-kadhālik anzalnā ilayk al-kitāb fa-al-ladhīna ātaynāhum al-kitāb yu-minūn bih wa-min hāʾulāʾ man yu-min bih wa-mā yajḥad bi-āyātinā illa al-kāfirūn	And thus We have revealed the Book to you; those to whom We gave the Scripture believe in it, and among these people some believe in it; none reject Our signs except the disbelievers
48	وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُو مِن قَبْلِهِ مِن كِتَابٍ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًا لَّارْتَابَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ	Wa-mā kunta tatlu min qablih min kitāb wa-lā takhuttuhu bi-yamīnik idhā la-artāb al-mubtilūn	You did not recite any scripture before this, nor did you write one with your hand; otherwise those who disdain would have doubted
49	بَلْ هُوَ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا الظَّالِمُونَ	Bal huwa āyāt bayyināt fī sudūr al-ladhīna ūtū al-ʿilm wa-mā yajḥad bi-āyātinā illa az-zhālimūn	Rather it is clear signs in the breasts of those given knowledge; none reject Our signs except the wrongdoers
50	وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَا الْآيَاتُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ	Wa-qālū law-lā unzila ʿalayh āyāt min rabbih qul innamā al-āyāt ʿind Allāh wa-innamā anā nadhīr mubīn	They say ‘Why haven’t signs been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say ‘Signs are with Allah only, and I am only a clear warner’
51	أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ أَنَّا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَرَحْمَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ	A-wa-lam yakfihim annā anzalnā ʿalayk al-kitāb yutlā ʿalayhim inn fī dhālik la-raḥmah wa-dhikrā li-qawm yu-minūn	Is it not sufficient for them that We have sent down to you the Book recited to them? Indeed in that is mercy and a reminder for a believing people
52	قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ شَهِيدًا ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ وَكَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ	Qul kafā bi-Allāh baynī wa-baynakum shahīdā yaʿlam mā fī as-samāwāt wa-al-ard wa-al-ladhīna āmanū bi-al-bātil wa-kafarū bi-Allāh ūlāik hum al-khāsirūn	Say ‘Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you; He knows what is in the heavens and earth; those who believe in falsehood and disbelieve in Allah – those are the losers’
53	وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ ۖ وَلَوْلَا أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى لَّجَاءَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۚ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ	Wa-yastaʿjilūnaka bi-al-ʿadhāb wa-law-lā ajal mussammā la-jāʾahum al-ʿadhāb wa-la-ya-tiyanna-hum baghtatah wa-hum lā yashʿurūn	They urge you to hasten the punishment; had not a specified term been written, punishment would have come to them; it will come to them unexpectedly while they don’t perceive
54	يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ	Yastaʿjilūnka bi-al-ʿadhāb wa-inn jahannama la-muḥītah bi-al-kāfirīn	They urge you to hasten the punishment, and indeed Hell encompasses the disbelievers
55	يَوْمَ يَغْشَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ	Yawm yaghashhāhum al-ʿadhāb min fawqihim wa-min taḥt arjulihim wa-yaqūl dhūqū mā kuntum taʿmalūn	The Day punishment overwhelms them from above and below their feet, He will say ‘Taste what you used to do’
56	يَا عِبَادِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ أَرْضِي وَاسِعَةٌ فَإِيَّايَ فَاعْبُدُونِ	Yā ʿibād al-ladhīn āmanū inn ard wāsiʿah fa-iyyāya faʿbudūn	O My servants who believe, indeed My earth is vast, so worship Me alone
57	كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ	Kull nafs dhāʾiqat al-mawt thumma ilaynā turjaʿūn	Every soul shall taste death; then to Us you will be returned
58	وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ نِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ	Wa-al-ladhīna āmanū wa-ʿamilū as-sālihāt la-nubawwi-anna-hum min al-jannah ghurfan tajrī min taḥtihā al-anhār khālidīn fīhā niʿm ajr al-ʿāmilīn	Those who believe and do righteous deeds – We will lodge them in Gardens beneath which rivers flow, eternal therein; that is the reward of the workers
59	الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ	Al-ladhīn sabarū wa-ʿalā rabbihim yatawakkalūn	Those who were patient and upon their Lord rely
60	وَكَأَيِّن مِّن دَابَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا اللَّهُ يَرْزُقُهَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ	Wa-ka-ayy min dābbah lā taḥmil rizqahā Allāhu yarzuquhā wa-iyyākum wa-huwa as-samīʿ al-ʿalīm	How many creatures there are that do not carry their own provision? Allah provides for them and for you; He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing
61	وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَّن خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ	Wa-la-in sa-altahum man khalaqa as-samāwāt wa-al-ard wa-sakhkhara ash-shams wa-al-qamar la-yaqūlunna Allāh fa-annā yu-fakūn	If you ask them ‘Who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and moon?’ they will say ‘Allah,’ so how are they turned away?
62	اللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ	Allāhu yabsut ar-rizq li-man yashāʾ min ʿibādih wa-yaqdur lah wa-Allāhu bi-kull shay-in ʿalīm	Allah expands provision for whom He wills among His servants, or restricts it; Allah is All-Knowing of all things
63	وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَّن نَّزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ مِن بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ ۚ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ	Wa-la-in sa-altahum man nazzala min as-samāʾ māʾan fa-aḥyā bih al-ard min baʿd mawthihā la-yaqūlunna Allāh qul al-hamdu li-Allāh bal aktharu-hum lā yaʿqilūn	If you ask them ‘Who sent down water from the sky and revived the earth after its death?’ they will say ‘Allah.’ Say ‘Praise be to Allah,’ but most of them don’t understand
64	وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ ۖ وَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ	Wa-mā al-ḥayāh ad-dunyā illā laʿib wa-lahw wa-inn ad-dār al-ākhirah la-hiya al-ḥayawān law kānū yaʿlamūn	This worldly life is nothing but amusement and diversion; the Hereafter is truly the real life, if only they knew
65	فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ	Fa-idhā rakibū fī al-fulk daʿaw Allāh mukhlisīn lah ad-dīn fa-lammā najjāhum ilā al-barr idhā hum yushrikūn	When they embark on a ship, they call upon Allah, sincere in devotion to Him; but when He delivers them safely to land, they associate partners with Him
66	لِيَكْفُرُوا بِمَا آتَيْنَاهُمْ وَلِيَتَمَتَّعُوا ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ	Li-yakfurū bimā ātaynāhum wa-li-yatamattaʿū fa-sawf yaʿlamūn	So they disbelieve in what We have given them and enjoy themselves; soon they will know
67	أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا حَرَمًا آمِنًا وَيُخْتَلَسُ النَّاسُ مِنْ حَوْلِهِمْ ۚ أَفَبِالْبَاطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ يَكْفُرُونَ	A-wa-lam yaraw anna jaʿalnā haraman āminan wa-yukhtalas an-nās min hawlihim a-fa-bi-al-bātil yu-minūn wa-bi-niʿmat Allāh yakfurūn	Do they not see that We have made a sacred sanctuary, yet people are seized around them? Will they believe in falsehood and deny Allah’s blessings?
68	وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْكَافِرِينَ	Wa-man azhzlam mimman iftarā ʿalā Allāh kadhibā aw kadhdhab bi-al-ḥaqq lammā jāʾah a-laysa fī jahannama mathwan li-al-kāfirīn	Who is more unjust than those who fabricate falsehoods about Allah or deny the truth when it comes to them? Is not Hell the dwelling place of the disbelievers?
69	وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ	Wa-al-ladhīn jāhadū fīnā la-nahdiyanna-hum subulanā wa-inn Allāha la-maʿa al-muḥsinīn	Those who strive for Us, We will guide them to Our paths; Allah is with the doers of good

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The Insight: Trials Prove, They Don’t Punish

The chapter’s name means “The Spider,” referencing a striking comparison later in the text. Allah compares those who rely on things other than Him to a spider’s web, fragile and unreliable. It’s a visual reminder that only trust in Allah provides real strength during hard times.

This chapter also revisits stories of earlier prophets, Nuh, Ibrahim, Lut, and others, each facing rejection and hardship. The pattern is clear: struggle has always accompanied sincere faith, not contradicted it.

Importance and Benefits of Surah Ankabut

Here’s why this chapter deserves regular reflection:

Reframes hardship as a natural part of belief, not a sign of abandonment
Strengthens resilience through stories of earlier prophets and their patience
Warns against false reliance on wealth, status, or other people
Encourages consistent prayer as protection from bad behavior
Builds perspective during personal or communal difficulty

Many readers look for surah ankabut pdf copies to keep nearby, especially during tough seasons, so they can return to its message whenever needed.

Most Relevant Quran Verses

Verse 1: The Nature of Being Tested

Surah Al-Ankabut, Ayah 2-3 asks whether people think they’ll be left without being tested after simply claiming faith, then confirms that those before them were tested too. Read on Quran.com

Verse 2: Prayer as Protection

Surah Al-Ankabut, Ayah 45 instructs believers to recite what’s revealed and establish prayer, noting that prayer restrains a person from indecency and wrongdoing. Read on Quran.com

Hadith References Worth Knowing

Hadith 1: On Facing Trials With Patience

Sunan an-Nasa’i narrates that the strength of a believer’s trial matches the strength of their faith, a theme that mirrors this chapter’s opening message. Explore this narration on Sunnah.com

Hadith 2: On the Value of Prayer

Sunan Ibn Majah records that prayer is a pillar separating belief from disbelief, reinforcing what surah ankabut translation reveals about prayer’s protective role. Read more hadiths on Sunnah.com

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Quick Reference Table

Lesson from Surah Ankabut	Verse Range	Practical Takeaway
Faith comes with testing	Ayah 2-3	Expect challenges, don’t fear them
Weak reliance on others	Ayah 41	Build trust in Allah above all else
Prophets faced hardship too	Ayah 14-40	Draw strength from their patience
Prayer prevents wrongdoing	Ayah 45	Keep daily prayer consistent

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For background on the spider imagery used in this chapter, the Wikipedia entry on Al-Ankabut offers useful context. Britannica also provides a broader look at Quranic chapter themes and structure, helpful for new readers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Surah Ankabut?

Surah Ankabut contains 69 verses, placed in the 20th and 21st Juz of the Quran, making it a moderately long Makkan chapter.

What is the main theme of Surah Ankabut?

The main theme is that faith naturally comes with trials, and true believers are tested to prove sincerity, just like earlier prophets and their followers were.

Why is it called Surah Al-Ankabut?

It’s named after the spider mentioned in verse 41, used as a metaphor for the fragile trust people place in anything besides Allah.

Where can I find a reliable surah ankabut pdf?

Trusted platforms like Quran.com offer free downloadable PDFs with Arabic text alongside clear surah ankabut translation options in multiple languages.

Does Surah Ankabut mention other prophets?

Yes, it references Nuh, Ibrahim, Lut, and others, showing how each faced rejection and hardship while remaining firm in their message.

Final Thoughts

Surah Ankabut leaves readers with a simple but powerful truth: real faith is never untested. Every trial, big or small, connects you to a long line of believers who faced the same pattern before finding strength. Let this chapter remind you that struggle isn’t a setback, it’s proof you’re on the right path.

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Surah Ankabut Transliteration and Translation

Surah Al-Ankabut (The Spider) سورة العنكبوت – 69

The Insight: Trials Prove, They Don’t Punish

Importance and Benefits of Surah Ankabut