بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِیمِ

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MERCIFUL THE COMPASSIONATE

حم(( 1 ))

1- Hط-MIM

وَالْکِتَابِ الْمُبِینِ(( 2 ))

2- (I SWEAR) BY THE PERSPICUOUS BOOK (THE QURÄN).

إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِی لَیْلَة مُبَارَکَة إِنَّا کُنَّا مُنذِرِینَ(( 3 ))

3- WE HAVE SENT IT DOWN IN A BLESSED NIGHT. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WARNING.

فِیهَا یُفْرَقُ کُلُّ أَمْر حَکِیم(( 4 ))

4- IN THAT (NIGHT) EVERY AFFAIR OF WISDOM IS MADE DISTINCT.

أَمْراً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا إِنَّا کُنَّا مُرْسِلِینَ(( 5 ))

5- (SENDING MOHAMMAD (AS) GOD'S MESSENGER, WAS,) AN

ORDER FROM US. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SENDING (MESSENGERS).

رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّکَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِیعُ الْعَلِیمُ(( 6 ))

6- AS A MERCY FROM YOUR LORD, THAT HE IS THE ALL-HEARING ALL-KNOWING.

رَبِّ السَّمَـوَاتِ وَالاَْرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا إِنْ کُنْتُمْ مُوقِنِینَ(( 7 ))

7- THE LORD OF HEAVENS AND EARTH, AND ALL THAT IS BETWEEN THEM, IF YOU WOULD BE SURE.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ یُحْیِی وَیُمِیتُ رَبُّکُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِکُمُ الاَْوَّلِینَ(( 8 ))

8- THERE IS NO GOD EXCEPT HE, WHO GIVES LIFE AND MAKES TO DIE. YOUR LORD AND THE LORD OF YOUR FOREFATHERS.