Quran 72:1

Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 1

Juz 29 · Page 572 · Ruku 506 · Meccan

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

Word by word

قُلْ qul Say أُوحِىَ ūḥiya It has been revealed إِلَىَّ ilayya to me أَنَّهُ annahu that ٱسْتَمَعَ is'tamaʿa listened نَفَرٌۭ nafarun a group مِّنَ mina of ٱلْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn فَقَالُوٓا۟ faqālū and they said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā heard قُرْءَانًا qur'ānan a Quran عَجَبًۭا ʿajaban amazing

Transliteration

Qul oohiya ilayya annahu istamaAAanafarun mina aljinni faqaloo inna samiAAnaqur-anan AAajaba

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

تفسير سورة الجن وهي مكية .

يقول تعالى آمرا رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يخبر قومه : أن الجن استمعوا القرآن فآمنوا به وصدقوه وانقادوا له ، فقال تعالى : ( قل أوحي إلي أنه استمع نفر من الجن فقالوا إنا سمعنا قرآنا عجبا