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Surah Saba, Verse 1

سورة سبإ، الآية ١

34:1 Juz 22 Hizb 43 Page 428 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 34:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ۝١

Transliteration

al-ḥamdu lillahi alladhī lahu mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi walahu l-ḥamdu fī l-ākhirati wahuwa l-ḥakīmu l-khabīru

Translation

[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.

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Verse 1 of Surah Saba (34:1), a Meccan surah, is in juz 22, on page 428 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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All praise belongs to Allah to whom belongs everything that is in the heavens and everything that is on Earth, by way of being His creation, in His ownership and under His control. And for Him is all praise in the Hereafter; He is the Wise in His creation and management, and the Knower of the conditions of His servants. Nothing is hidden from Him.

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Other translations of verse 1

All praise be to Allah, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, and to Him is the praise in the Hereafter; He is the All-Wise, All-Aware.

All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. His is all the praises and thanks in the Hereafter, and He is the All-Wise, the All-Aware.

Praise be to Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. His is the praise in the Hereafter, and He is the Wise, the Aware.

Praise be to Allah, to Whom belong all things in the heavens and on earth: to Him be Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom, acquainted with all things.

(All) praise is due to Allah, Whose is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and to Him is due (all) praise in the hereafter; and He is the Wise, the Aware.

Praise be to Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him be praise in the Hereafter; and He is The Ever-Wise, The Ever-Cognizant.

Verse 1 word by word

  1. ٱلْحَمْدُ al-ḥamdu All praises ح م د
  2. لِلَّهِ lillahi (be) to Allah
  3. ٱلَّذِى alladhī the One to Whom belongs
  4. لَهُۥ lahu the One to Whom belongs
  5. مَا mā whatever
  6. فِى fī (is) in
  7. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens س م و
  8. وَمَا wamā and whatever
  9. فِى fī (is) in
  10. ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أ ر ض
  11. وَلَهُ walahu and for Him
  12. ٱلْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu (are) all praises ح م د
  13. فِى fī in
  14. ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter أ خ ر
  15. وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
  16. ٱلْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu (is) the All-Wise ح ك م
  17. ٱلْخَبِيرُ l-khabīru the All-Aware خ ب ر

Verses related to verse 1

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:70

    وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And He is Allāh; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Al-Layl 92:13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

    And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

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  • Ash-Shuraa 42:4

    لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.

  • Ibrahim 14:2

    ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

    Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And woe [i.e., destruction] to the disbelievers from a severe punishment -

  • Taha 20:6

    لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ

    To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil.

  • Al-Hajj 22:64

    لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

    To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. And indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

  • An-Nisa 4:132

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

    And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

  • Ash-Shuraa 42:53

    صِرَٰطِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَلَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَصِيرُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    The path of Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Unquestionably, to Allāh do [all] matters evolve [i.e., return].

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