1. Wat teeni waz zaitoon
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ
By the fig and the olive
The Fig
1. Wat teeni waz zaitoon
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ
By the fig and the olive
2. Wa toori sineen
وَطُورِ سِينِينَ
And [by] Mount Sinai
3. Wa haazal balad-il ameen
وَهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ
And [by] this secure city [Makkah],
4. Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee ahsani taqweem
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍۢ
We have certainly created man in the best of stature;
5. Thumma ra dad naahu asfala saafileen
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَٰفِلِينَ
Then We return him to the lowest of the low,
6. Ill-lal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati; falahum ajrun ghairu mamnoon
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۢ
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.
7. Fama yu kaz zibuka b'adu bid deen
فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ
So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?
8. Alai sal laahu bi-ahkamil haakimeen
أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
Is not Allah the most just of judges?
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.