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Surah Sajdah PDF: Full Text in Arabic with English Translation

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Surah Sajdah PDF: Full Text in Arabic with English Translation

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Surah As-Sajdah (chapter 32, 30 verses) in full Arabic text with Saheeh International English translation, plus a free PDF to download and print.

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    Surah As-Sajdah: the short version

    What it is Chapter 32 of the Quran 30 verses, revealed in Makkah, in Juz 21. Its name means The Prostration.
    What is on this page The full text, Arabic and English All the verses in Arabic, each with the Saheeh International English translation below it.
    The PDF Free to download and print The same 30 verses in one PDF file, Arabic with English translation, for reading offline.

    Surah As-Sajdah is chapter 32 of the Quran. It has 30 verses, it was revealed in Makkah, and it sits in Juz 21. Its name means The Prostration, from verse 15, where the believers fall down in prostration when they hear the verses of Allah. This page gives you the full text in Arabic with the Saheeh International English translation, and a free PDF of the same text to download and print.

    A man in a white thobe raises his open hands in prayer in a mosque. Surah As-Sajdah, chapter 32, 30 verses

    Figure 1: Surah As-Sajdah, chapter 32, 30 verses. A man raises his hands in prayer in a mosque. The full text with translation is below, and the PDF is free to download.

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    About Surah As-Sajdah

    The surah opens with the revelation of the Book, then describes the creation of the heavens and the earth in six days and the creation of man from clay. It turns to the resurrection, which the disbelievers deny, and asks how they will face the Day when they see what they denied.

    The middle of the surah draws a line between two kinds of people: the believers, who rise from their beds at night to pray and fall in prostration, and those who turn away from the signs. Verse 15 is a verse of prostration, so a reader who reaches it prostrates. The surah closes with Moses and the Book, and with the Day of Decision, when belief will no longer help those who disbelieved.

    A man sits in prayer on a mosque carpet, facing a wall with gold Arabic calligraphy

    Figure 2: A man sits in prayer in a mosque. Verse 15 of this surah is a verse of prostration.

    How the surah is put together

    The 30 verses fall into five parts.

    VersesWhat this part covers
    1 to 3The revelation of the Book
    4 to 9Creation: the heavens, the earth, and man
    10 to 14The resurrection denied
    15 to 22The believers and the disobedient
    23 to 30Moses, the signs, and the Day of Decision

    Surah As-Sajdah: the full text

    The Arabic text below is the Uthmani script from AlQuran Cloud. The English translation is Saheeh International. Read the Arabic on the right and the English below it, verse by verse.

    بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ

    In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

    بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ الۤمۤ

    1. Alif, Lam, Meem.

    تَنزِیلُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَیۡبَ فِیهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

    2. [This is] the revelation of the Book about which there is no doubt from the Lord of the worlds.

    أَمۡ یَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۚ بَلۡ هُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمࣰا مَّاۤ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِیرࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَهۡتَدُونَ

    3. Or do they say, "He invented it"? Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, [O Muhammad], that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you [so] perhaps they will be guided.

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا فِی سِتَّةِ أَیَّامࣲ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ مَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِیࣲّ وَلَا شَفِیعٍۚ أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    4. It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days; then He established Himself above the Throne. You have not besides Him any protector or any intercessor; so will you not be reminded?

    یُدَبِّرُ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ثُمَّ یَعۡرُجُ إِلَیۡهِ فِی یَوۡمࣲ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥۤ أَلۡفَ سَنَةࣲ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ

    5. He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count.

    ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ عَـٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

    6. That is the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

    ٱلَّذِیۤ أَحۡسَنَ كُلَّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥۖ وَبَدَأَ خَلۡقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنِ مِن طِینࣲ

    7. Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.

    ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسۡلَهُۥ مِن سُلَـٰلَةࣲ مِّن مَّاۤءࣲ مَّهِینࣲ

    8. Then He made his posterity out of the extract of a liquid disdained.

    ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِیهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦۖ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ

    9. Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.

    وَقَالُوۤا۟ أَءِذَا ضَلَلۡنَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَءِنَّا لَفِی خَلۡقࣲ جَدِیدِۭۚ بَلۡ هُم بِلِقَاۤءِ رَبِّهِمۡ كَـٰفِرُونَ

    10. And they say, "When we are lost within the earth, will we indeed be [recreated] in a new creation?" Rather, they are, in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord, disbelievers.

    ۞ قُلۡ یَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ ٱلَّذِی وُكِّلَ بِكُمۡ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ تُرۡجَعُونَ

    11. Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned."

    وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰۤ إِذِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ نَاكِسُوا۟ رُءُوسِهِمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ رَبَّنَاۤ أَبۡصَرۡنَا وَسَمِعۡنَا فَٱرۡجِعۡنَا نَعۡمَلۡ صَـٰلِحًا إِنَّا مُوقِنُونَ

    12. If you could but see when the criminals are hanging their heads before their Lord, [saying], "Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so return us [to the world]; we will work righteousness. Indeed, we are [now] certain."

    وَلَوۡ شِئۡنَا لَـَٔاتَیۡنَا كُلَّ نَفۡسٍ هُدَىٰهَا وَلَـٰكِنۡ حَقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ مِنِّی لَأَمۡلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجۡمَعِینَ

    13. And if We had willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me will come into effect [that] "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and people all together.

    فَذُوقُوا۟ بِمَا نَسِیتُمۡ لِقَاۤءَ یَوۡمِكُمۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِنَّا نَسِینَـٰكُمۡۖ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلۡخُلۡدِ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

    14. So taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do."

    إِنَّمَا یُؤۡمِنُ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا ٱلَّذِینَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهَا خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدࣰا وَسَبَّحُوا۟ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَهُمۡ لَا یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ۩

    15. Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.

    تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمَضَاجِعِ یَدۡعُونَ رَبَّهُمۡ خَوۡفࣰا وَطَمَعࣰا وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَـٰهُمۡ یُنفِقُونَ

    16. They arise from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.

    فَلَا تَعۡلَمُ نَفۡسࣱ مَّاۤ أُخۡفِیَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعۡیُنࣲ جَزَاۤءَۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ

    17. And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do.

    أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤۡمِنࣰا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقࣰاۚ لَّا یَسۡتَوُۥنَ

    18. Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.

    أَمَّا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ نُزُلَۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ

    19. As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do.

    وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِینَ فَسَقُوا۟ فَمَأۡوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُۖ كُلَّمَاۤ أَرَادُوۤا۟ أَن یَخۡرُجُوا۟ مِنۡهَاۤ أُعِیدُوا۟ فِیهَا وَقِیلَ لَهُمۡ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّذِی كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    20. But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."

    وَلَنُذِیقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَرۡجِعُونَ

    21. And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment that perhaps they will repent.

    وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔایَـٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ثُمَّ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهَاۤۚ إِنَّا مِنَ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ مُنتَقِمُونَ

    22. And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord; then he turns away from them? Indeed We, from the criminals, will take retribution.

    وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَیۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِی مِرۡیَةࣲ مِّن لِّقَاۤىِٕهِۦۖ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ هُدࣰى لِّبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ

    23. And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so do not be in doubt over his meeting. And we made the Torah guidance for the Children of Israel.

    وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ أَىِٕمَّةࣰ یَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا۟ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا یُوقِنُونَ

    24. And We made from among them leaders guiding by Our command when they were patient and [when] they were certain of Our signs.

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ یَفۡصِلُ بَیۡنَهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ فِیمَا كَانُوا۟ فِیهِ یَخۡتَلِفُونَ

    25. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.

    أَوَلَمۡ یَهۡدِ لَهُمۡ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ یَمۡشُونَ فِی مَسَـٰكِنِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَـٰتٍۚ أَفَلَا یَسۡمَعُونَ

    26. Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?

    أَوَلَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّا نَسُوقُ ٱلۡمَاۤءَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡجُرُزِ فَنُخۡرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرۡعࣰا تَأۡكُلُ مِنۡهُ أَنۡعَـٰمُهُمۡ وَأَنفُسُهُمۡۚ أَفَلَا یُبۡصِرُونَ

    27. Have they not seen that We drive the water [in clouds] to barren land and bring forth thereby crops from which their livestock eat and [they] themselves? Then do they not see?

    وَیَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡفَتۡحُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ

    28. And they say, "When will be this conquest, if you should be truthful?"

    قُلۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَتۡحِ لَا یَنفَعُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوۤا۟ إِیمَـٰنُهُمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ یُنظَرُونَ

    29. Say, [O Muhammad], "On the Day of Conquest the belief of those who had disbelieved will not benefit them, nor will they be reprieved."

    فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱنتَظِرۡ إِنَّهُم مُّنتَظِرُونَ

    30. So turn away from them and wait. Indeed, they are waiting.

    Arabic text: Uthmani script (AlQuran Cloud, quran-uthmani edition). English translation: Saheeh International. Every verse on this page was checked against AlQuran Cloud, and the PDF was checked verse by verse against the same source. The PDF on this page holds the same 30 verses.

    Frequently asked questions

    Is the Surah As-Sajdah PDF free?

    Yes. The PDF on this page is free to download, read, and print. There is no sign-up and no payment. It holds all 30 verses in Arabic with the Saheeh International English translation.

    Which chapter of the Quran is Surah As-Sajdah?

    Chapter 32 of 114. It has 30 verses, it was revealed in Makkah, and it sits in Juz 21, on pages 415 to 417 of the Madinah mushaf.

    What does As-Sajdah mean?

    The Prostration. The name comes from verse 15, which says the believers fall down in prostration when they are reminded of the verses of Allah.

    What is the prostration verse in this surah?

    Verse 15. When a reader reaches it during recitation, the practice is to prostrate, as the verse describes the believers doing.

    Which English translation is used here?

    Saheeh International, one of the most widely read English translations of the Quran. The Arabic text is the Uthmani script, the standard text used in the Madinah mushaf.

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