Recitations of Three Qur'anic Suras
The following passages are all recited by Seemi Bushra Ghazi and were excerpted from the CD included with Michael Sells' book, Approaching the Qur'an.
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Surat al-Qadr, The Sura of Destiny (listen to two versions)
In the Name of God the Compassionate the Caring
We sent him/it down on the night of destiny
And what could tell you of the night of destiny
The night of qadr is better than a thousand months
The angels come down—the spirit upon her—
by permission of their lord from every order
Peace she is until the rise of dawn
bi smi
llahi
r-rahmani r-rahim
In the name of God the Compassionate the Caring
Inna
anzalna
hu
fi
laylati l-qadr
indeed
we sent down
him/it
on
the night of qadr
wa ma adraka
ma
laylatu l-qadr
and what can tell you
what is
the night of qadr
laylatu l-qadri
khayrun
min alfi shahr
the night of destiny
is better
than a thousand months
tanazzalu l-mala'ikatu
wa r-ruhu fiha
come down the angels
and the spirit in her/it
bi
idhni rabbihim
min kulli amr
by
permission of their lord
from every order
salamun hiya
hatta
matla'i l-fajr
peace she
until
the break of dawn
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Surat al-Zalzala, The Sura of the Quaking (listen)
In the Name of God the Compassionate the Caring
When the earth is shaken, quaking
When the earth bears forth her burdens
And someone says "what is with her?"
At that time she will tell her news
As her lord revealed her
At that time people will straggle forth
to be shown what they have done
Whoever does a mote's weight good will see it
Whoever does a mote's weight wrong will see it
bi smi
llahi
r-rahmani r-rahim
In the name of God the Compassionate the Caring
idha
zulzilati
l-ardu
zilzalaha
when
quakes
the earth
in her quaking
wa
akhrajati
l-ardu
athqalaha
and
bears forth
the earth
her burdens
wa
qala
l-insanu
ma laha
and
says
the human
"what is with her"
yawma'idhin
tuhaddithu
akhbaraha
on that day
she will tell
her news
bi'anna
rabbaka
awha laha
— as
her lord
revealed to her
yawma'idhin
yasduru
n-nasu
ashtatan
on that day
will go forth
people
scattered
li yuraw
a'malahum
to see be shown
their deeds
fa man
ya'mal
mithqala dharratin
khayran
yarah
so whoever
does
the weight of a mote
good
will see it
wa man
ya'mal
mithqala dharratin
sharran
yarah
and whoever
does
the weight of a mote
wrong
will see it
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Surat al-Qari'a, The Sura of the Calamity (listen)
In the Name of God the Compassionate the Caring
The qari'a
What is the qari'a
What can tell you of the qari'a
A day humankind are like moths scattered
And mountains are like fluffs of wool
Whoever's scales weigh heavy
His is a life that is pleasing
Whoever's scales weigh light
His mother is hawiya
What can tell you what she is
Raging fire
bi smi
llahi
r-rahmani r-rahim
In the name of God the Compassionate the Caring
al-
qari'a(h)
the
Qari'a
ma l-qari'a(h)
what is the Qari'a
wa ma adraka
ma
l-qari'a(h)
what can tell you
what is
the Qari'a
yawma
yakunu
n-nasu
ka
l-farahsi l-mabthuth
(on) a day
will be
people
like
moths scattered
wa
takunu l-jibalu
ka
l-'ihni l-manfush
and
will be the mountains
like
wool fluffed
fa amma man
thaqulat
mawazinuh
as for one
are heavy
his scales
fa huwa
fi
'ishatin
radiya(h)
he is
in
a life
pleased
wa amma man
khaffat
mawazinuh
as for one
are light
his scales
fa ummuhu
hawiya(h)
his mother
is hawiya
wa ma
adraka
ma hiya(h)
and what
can tell you
what she is
narun
hamiya(h)
fire
raging
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