Verse Al-Kursi consists of ten complete Arabic sentences.[1]
Text and meaning
editText and transliteration
editٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ج
²⁵⁵ ’al-lāhu lā ’ilāha ’il-lā hu(wa)
ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ج
’al-ḥay-yu l-qay-yūm(u)
لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ج
Lā ta’khudhuhū sinatun w-walā nawm(un)
لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قلے
Lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi l-’arḍ(i)
مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ج
Man dha l-ladhī yashfa‘u ‘indahū ’illā bi’idhnih(ī)
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ صلے
Ya‘lamu mā bayna ’aydīhim wamā khalfahum
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ج
Walā yuḥītūna bishy’i m-min ‘ilmihī ’il-lā bimā shā’(a)
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ صلے
Wasi‘a kursiy-yuhu s-samāwāti wal’arḍ(a)
وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ج
Walā ya’ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā
وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥
Wahuwa l-‘aliy-yu l-‘aẓīm(u)
- Warsh from Nafiʽ al-Madani
اَ۬للَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ص
²⁵³ ’al-lāhu lā ’ilāha ’il-lā hū(wa)
اَ۬لۡحَىُّ اَ۬لۡقَيُّومُ ص٢٥٣
’al-ḥay-yu l-qay-yūm(u)
لَا تَاخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوۡمٌ ص
²⁵⁴ Lā tākhudhuhū sinatun w-walā nawm(un)
لَّهُۥ مَا فِى اِ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلَارۡضِ ص
Lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi larḍ(i)
مَن ذَا اَ۬لَّذِى يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦ ص
Man dha l-ladhī yashfa‘u ‘indahū ’il-lā bi’idhnih(ī)
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ ص
Ya‘lamu mā bayna ’aydīhim wamā khalfahum
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىۡءٍ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ص
Walā yuḥītūna bishy’i m-min ‘ilmihī ’il-lā bimā shā’(a)
وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ اَ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلَارۡضَ ص
Wasi‘a kursiyuhu s-samāwāti walarḍ(a)
وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَا ص
Walā ya’ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā
وَهُوَ اَ۬لۡعَلِىُّ اَ۬لۡعَظِيمُ ص٢٥٤
Wahuwa l-‘aliy-yu l-‘aẓīm(u)
Meaning
edit255 Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
255 Allāh – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī[a] extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
255 Allah! there is no God but He the living the Self-subsisting Eternal. No slumber can seize him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to his creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of his knowledge except as He willeth. His throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. For He is the Most High the Supreme (in glory).
255 Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His Throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.
refs
edit- ^ Tafsīr ibn Kathīr, al-Baqarah, tafsir verse 255 (Ayatul Kursi)