Surah Al-Jinn (الجن) • The Jinn

Quran 72:1

72:1

قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًا

qul ūḥiya ilayya annahu is'tamaʿa nafarun mina l-jini faqālū innā samiʿ'nā qur'ānan ʿajaban

Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].

— Saheeh International

Say [Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in and said, “We have heard a wondrous Quran,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "It has been revealed to me that a group (from three to ten in number) of jinn listened (to this Qur’ân). They said: ‘Verily, we have heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur’ân)!

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قُلْqulSay
أُوحِىَūḥiyaIt has been revealed
إِلَىَّilayyato me
أَنَّهُannahuthat
ٱسْتَمَعَis'tamaʿalistened
نَفَرٌۭnafaruna group
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinn
فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālūand they said
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāheard
قُرْءَانًاqur'ānana Quran
عَجَبًۭاʿajabanamazing