Surah An-Naml (The Ant) in English

1. من جاء بالحسنة فله خير منها وهم من فزع يومئذ آمنون

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   Whoever brings virtue shall receive [a reward] better than it; and on that day they will be secure from terror.

   man jāʾa bi-l-ḥasanati fa-lahū khayrun minhā wa-hum min fazaʿin yawmaʾidhin ʾāminūna

2. ومن جاء بالسيئة فكبت وجوههم في النار هل تجزون إلا ما كنتم تعملون

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   But whoever brings vice—they shall be cast on their faces into the Fire [and told:] ‘Shall you not be requited for what you used to do?’

   wa-man jāʾa bi-s-sayyiʾati fa-kubbat wujūhuhum fī n-nāri hal tujzawna ʾillā mā kuntum taʿmalūna

3. إنما أمرت أن أعبد رب هذه البلدة الذي حرمها وله كل شيء وأمرت أن أكون من المسلمين

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   [Say], ‘I have been commanded to worship the Lord of this city who has made it inviolable and to whom all things belong, and I have been commanded to be among those who submit [to Allah],

   ʾinnamā ʾumirtu ʾan ʾaʿbuda rabba hādhihi l-baldati lladhī ḥarramahā wa-lahū kullu shayʾin wa-ʾumirtu ʾan ʾakūna mina l-muslimīna

4. وأن أتلو القرآن فمن اهتدى فإنما يهتدي لنفسه ومن ضل فقل إنما أنا من المنذرين

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   and to recite the Quran.’ Whoever is guided is guided only for his own good, and as for him who goes astray, say, ‘I am just one of the warners.’

   wa-ʾan ʾatluwa l-qurʾāna fa-mani htadā fa-ʾinnamā yahtadī li-nafsihī wa-man ḍalla fa-qul ʾinnamā ʾana mina l-mundhirīna

5. وقل الحمد لله سيريكم آياته فتعرفونها وما ربك بغافل عما تعملون

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   And say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah. Soon He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them.’ Your Lord is not oblivious of what you do.

   wa-quli l-ḥamdu li-llāhi sa-yurīkum ʾāyātihī fa-taʿrifūnahā wa-mā rabbuka bi-ghāfilin ʿammā taʿmalūna