Sura 27 Word Count

​Appendix 1 of the Authorized English Translation of the Quran, translated by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, states that the number of words between the Bismillah at the opening of the Sura to the Bismillah in verse 30 is 342 words = 19 x 18.

Some claim the total number of words is 349 rather than 342. The discrepancy depends on how the words are counted. For example, should the Bismillah at the start or the one in 27:30 be included in the count? For instance, in Dr. Rashad Khalifa’s translation of the Quran in the footnote for 40:34, he states the following:

**40:34 It is noteworthy that we find the name “Rashad” in the Arabic text precisely four verses ahead of the injunction against saying “the last messenger,” and also four verses after it.

Yet, when we do the count for this simple example, we see that he is excluding 40:29 and including 40:38 in his counts. Or put another way from the first occurrence of ar-Rashad to the second.

[40:29] “O my people, today you have kingship and the upperhand. But who will help us against GOD’s judgment, should it come to us?” Pharaoh said, “You are to follow only what I see fit; I will guide you only in the right path.”		يَٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ظَٰهِرِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِنۢ بَأْسِ ٱللَّهِ إِن جَآءَنَا قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَآ أُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَرَىٰ وَمَآ أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ
[40:30] The one who believed said, “O my people, I fear for you the same fate as the previous opponents.	4	وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُم مِّثْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
[40:31] “The opponents of Noah, and ‘Ãd, Thamûd, and others who came after them. GOD does not wish any injustice for the people.	3	مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ
[40:32] “O my people, I fear for you the Day of Summoning.	2	وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ
[40:33] “That is the day when you may wish to turn around and flee. But nothing will protect you then from GOD. Whomever GOD sends astray, nothing can guide him.”	1	يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ
[40:34] Joseph had come to you before that with clear revelations, but you continued to doubt his message. Then, when he died you said, “GOD will not send any other messenger after him. (He was the last messenger)!”** GOD thus sends astray those who are transgressors, doubtful.		وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ رَسُولًا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُّرْتَابٌ
[40:35] They argue against GOD’s revelations, without any basis. This is a trait that is most abhorred by GOD and by those who believe. GOD thus seals the hearts of every arrogant tyrant.	1	ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ
[40:36] Pharaoh said, “O Hãmãn, build for me a high tower, that I may reach out and discover.	2	وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبْنِ لِى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَبْلُغُ ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ
[40:37] “I want to reach the heaven, and take a look at the god of Moses. I believe he is a liar.” Thus were the evil works of Pharaoh adorned in his eyes, and thus was he kept from following (the right) path. Pharaoh’s scheming was truly evil.	3	أَسْبَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَٰذِبًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِى تَبَابٍ
[40:38] The one who believed said, “O my people, follow me, and I will guide you in the right way.	4	وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ

There is also the question regarding whether verbs preceded by a negation particle should be counted as one word or two?

For background, negation in Classical Arabic can be expressed through several particles, each used in different contexts or with various verb tenses. Here is a list of common negation particles, including the ones used in the first 30 verses of Sura 27 in red.

1. لَا (Lā) – Used to negate present tense verbs
   • Example: لا يَكْتُبُ (Lā yaktubu al-kitāba) – “He does not write.”
2. لَمْ (Lam) – Used to negate past tense verbs
   • Example: لَمْ يَكْتُبِ (Lam yaktubi) – “He did not write.”
3. لَنْ (Lan) – Used to negate future actions.
   • Example: لَنْ يَكْتُبَ (Lan yaktuba) – “He will not write.”
4. مَا (Mā) – General negation, often used with past tense.
   • Example: مَا كَتَبَ (Mā kataba) – “He did not write.”
5. لَيْسَ (Laysa) – Used to negate nominal sentences (equivalent to “is not”).
   • Example: لَيْسَ بِكاتِبِ (Laysa bi-kātibi) – “He is not the writer.”

The table below shows that when the negation particle preceding a verb is counted as a single word, and the four words of Bismillah from 27:30 are included in the count, the total becomes 342 = 19×18.

Sura	Verse	Word	Arabic	Translation	Transliteration	Count
27	1	1	طسٓ	T.S.	tta-seen	1
27	1	2	تِلْكَ	These (letters)	til’ka	2
27	1	3	ءَايَـٰتُ	(are) proofs (of)	āyātu	3
27	1	4	ٱلْقُرْءَانِ	the Quran	l-qur’āni	4
27	1	5	وَكِتَابٍ	and a book / scripture	wakitābin	5
27	1	6	مُّبِينٍ	profound.	mubīnin	6
27	2	1	هُدًى	A guidance / beacon	hudan	7
27	2	2	وَبُشْرَىٰ	and good news	wabush’rā	8
27	2	3	لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	for the believers.	lil’mu’minīna	9
27	3	1	ٱلَّذِينَ	Those who	alladhīna	10
27	3	2	يُقِيمُونَ	they observe	yuqīmūna	11
27	3	3	ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ	the Contact Prayer (Salat)	l-ṣalata	12
27	3	4	وَيُؤْتُونَ	and they give	wayu’tūna	13
27	3	5	ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ	the obligatory charity (Zakat)	l-zakata	14
27	3	6	وَهُم	and they	wahum	15
27	3	7	بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ	in the Hereafter	bil-ākhirati	16
27	3	8	هُمْ	they	hum	17
27	3	9	يُوقِنُونَ	[they] are (absolutely) certain.	yūqinūna	18
27	4	1	إِنَّ	Indeed,	inna	19
27	4	2	ٱلَّذِينَ	those who	alladhīna	20
27	4	3	لَايُؤْمِنُونَ	(do) not they believe	lā yu’minūna	21*
27	4	4	بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ	in the Hereafter,	bil-ākhirati	22
27	4	5	زَيَّنَّا	we adorned	zayyannā	23
27	4	6	لَهُمْ	for them	lahum	24
27	4	7	أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ	their deeds / works,	aʿmālahum	25
27	4	8	فَهُمْ	so they	fahum	26
27	4	9	يَعْمَهُونَ	[they] wander blindly / blunder.	yaʿmahūna	27
27	5	1	أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ	Those (are)	ulāika	28
27	5	2	ٱلَّذِينَ	the ones whom	alladhīna	29
27	5	3	لَهُمْ	for them (is)	lahum	30
27	5	4	سُوٓءُ	(the) worst	sūu	31
27	5	5	ٱلْعَذَابِ	[the] retribution	l-ʿadhābi	32
27	5	6	وَهُمْ	and they	wahum	33
27	5	7	فِى	in	fī	34
27	5	8	ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ	the Hereafter	l-ākhirati	35
27	5	9	هُمُ	[they] (will be)	humu	36
27	5	10	ٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ	the worst losers.	l-akhsarūna	37
27	6	1	وَإِنَّكَ	And indeed, you	wa-innaka	38
27	6	2	لَتُلَقَّى	surely [you] have received	latulaqqā	39
27	6	3	ٱلْقُرْءَانَ	the Quran	l-qur’āna	40
27	6	4	مِن	from	min	41
27	6	5	لَّدُنْ	a	ladun	42
27	6	6	حَكِيمٍ	Wise,	ḥakīmin	43
27	6	7	عَلِيمٍ	Omniscient.	ʿalīmin	44
27	7	1	إِذْ	When	idh	45
27	7	2	قَالَ	[he] said	qāla	46
27	7	3	مُوسَىٰ	Moses	mūsā	47
27	7	4	لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ	to his family,	li-ahlihi	48
27	7	5	إِنِّىٓ	“Indeed, I	innī	49
27	7	6	ءَانَسْتُ	[I] perceived	ānastu	50
27	7	7	نَارًا	a fire.	nāran	51
27	7	8	سَـَٔاتِيكُم	I will bring you [all]	saātīkum	52
27	7	9	مِّنْهَا	from it	min’hā	53
27	7	10	بِخَبَرٍ	some news	bikhabarin	54
27	7	11	أَوْ	or	aw	55
27	7	12	ءَاتِيكُم	I bring you [all]	ātīkum	56
27	7	13	بِشِهَابٍ	with a torch	bishihābin	57
27	7	14	قَبَسٍ	burning	qabasin	58
27	7	15	لَّعَلَّكُمْ	so that you [all] may	laʿallakum	59
27	7	16	تَصْطَلُونَ	[you all] warm yourselves.”	taṣṭalūna	60
27	8	1	فَلَمَّا	But when	falammā	61
27	8	2	جَآءَهَا	he came / arrived to it,	jāahā	62
27	8	3	نُودِىَ	he was called	nūdiya	63
27	8	4	أَنۢ	[that]	an	64
27	8	5	بُورِكَ	“[He] was Blessed,	būrika	65
27	8	6	مَن	(the) One	man	66
27	8	7	فِى	within	fī	67
27	8	8	ٱلنَّارِ	the fire	l-nāri	68
27	8	9	وَمَنْ	and whoever	waman	69
27	8	10	حَوْلَهَا	around it.	ḥawlahā	70
27	8	11	وَسُبْحَـٰنَ	And glory be	wasub’ḥāna	71
27	8	12	ٱللَّهِ	(to) God	l-lahi	72
27	8	13	رَبِّ	Lord (of)	rabbi	73
27	8	14	ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ	the worlds / universe.	l-ʿālamīna	74
27	9	1	يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ	“O Moses!	yāmūsā	75
27	9	2	إِنَّهُۥٓ	Indeed, it (is)	innahu	76
27	9	3	أَنَا	I	anā	77
27	9	4	ٱللَّهُ	God,	l-lahu	78
27	9	5	ٱلْعَزِيزُ	the Almighty,	l-ʿazīzu	79
27	9	6	ٱلْحَكِيمُ	Most Wise.”	l-ḥakīmu	80
27	10	1	وَأَلْقِ	“And, throw	wa-alqi	81
27	10	2	عَصَاكَ	your staff.”	ʿaṣāka	82
27	10	3	فَلَمَّا	But when	falammā	83
27	10	4	رَءَاهَا	he saw it	raāhā	84
27	10	5	تَهْتَزُّ	[it] moving	tahtazzu	85
27	10	6	كَأَنَّهَا	as if it (was)	ka-annahā	86
27	10	7	جَآنٌّ	a demon	jānnun	87
27	10	8	وَلَّىٰ	he turned back	wallā	88
27	10	9	مُدْبِرًا	retreating	mud’biran	89
27	10	10	وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ	and not he look back.	walam yuʿaqqib	90*
27	10	11	يَـٰمُوسَىٰ	“O Moses!	yāmūsā	91
27	10	12	لَاتَخَفْ	(Do) not you fear.	lā takhaf	92*
27	10	13	إِنِّى	Indeed, [I]	innī	93
27	10	14	لَايَخَافُ	not [he] fear	lā yakhāfu	94*
27	10	15	لَدَىَّ	(in) My presence	ladayya	95
27	10	16	ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ	the messengers.	l-mur’salūna	96
27	11	1	إِلَّا	“Except	illā	97
27	11	2	مَن	who	man	98
27	11	3	ظَلَمَ	he did wrong	ẓalama	99
27	11	4	ثُمَّ	then	thumma	100
27	11	5	بَدَّلَ	he substituted	baddala	101
27	11	6	حُسْنًۢا	good	ḥus’nan	102
27	11	7	بَعْدَ	after	baʿda	103
27	11	8	سُوٓءٍ	evil,	sūin	104
27	11	9	فَإِنِّى	then indeed, I Am	fa-innī	105
27	11	10	غَفُورٌ	Forgiving,	ghafūrun	106
27	11	11	رَّحِيمٌ	Merciful.	raḥīmun	107
27	12	1	وَأَدْخِلْ	“And enter	wa-adkhil	108
27	12	2	يَدَكَ	your hand	yadaka	109
27	12	3	فِى	into	fī	110
27	12	4	جَيْبِكَ	your pocket	jaybika	111
27	12	5	تَخْرُجْ	it will come out	takhruj	112
27	12	6	بَيْضَآءَ	white	bayḍāa	113
27	12	7	مِنْ	from	min	114
27	12	8	غَيْرِ	without	ghayri	115
27	12	9	سُوٓءٍ	harm / blemish.	sūin	116
27	12	10	فِى	(These are) among	fī	117
27	12	11	تِسْعِ	nine	tis’ʿi	118
27	12	12	ءَايَـٰتٍ	miracles	āyātin	119
27	12	13	إِلَىٰ	to	ilā	120
27	12	14	فِرْعَوْنَ	Pharaoh	fir’ʿawna	121
27	12	15	وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ	and his people.	waqawmihi	122
27	12	16	إِنَّهُمْ	Indeed, [they]	innahum	123
27	12	17	كَانُوا۟	they were	kānū	124
27	12	18	قَوْمًا	a people	qawman	125
27	12	19	فَـٰسِقِينَ	defiantly disobedient / wicked [ones] / liars.”	fāsiqīna	126
27	13	1	فَلَمَّا	But when	falammā	127
27	13	2	جَآءَتْهُمْ	[it] came to them	jāathum	128
27	13	3	ءَايَـٰتُنَا	our signs / miracles	āyātunā	129
27	13	4	مُبْصِرَةً	visible / clear and profound	mub’ṣiratan	130
27	13	5	قَالُوا۟	they said,	qālū	131
27	13	6	هَـٰذَا	“This (is)	hādhā	132
27	13	7	سِحْرٌ	a magic	siḥ’run	133
27	13	8	مُّبِينٌ	obvious / profound.”	mubīnun	134
27	14	1	وَجَحَدُوا۟	And they rejected	wajaḥadū	135
27	14	2	بِهَا	in them,	bihā	136
27	14	3	وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ	and [it] sought to convince them*	wa-is’tayqanathā	137
27	14	4	أَنفُسُهُمْ	themselves (*they convinced themselves),	anfusuhum	138
27	14	5	ظُلْمًا	(of their) injustice	ẓul’man	139
27	14	6	وَعُلُوًّا	and arrogance.	waʿuluwwan	140
27	14	7	فَٱنظُرْ	So see	fa-unẓur	141
27	14	8	كَيْفَ	how	kayfa	142
27	14	9	كَانَ	was	kāna	143
27	14	10	عَـٰقِبَةُ	(the) consequence / end (for)	ʿāqibatu	144
27	14	11	ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ	the corrupters / evildoers.	l-muf’sidīna	145
27	15	1	وَلَقَدْ	And verily,	walaqad	146
27	15	2	ءَاتَيْنَا	we gave	ātaynā	147
27	15	3	دَاوُۥدَ	David	dāwūda	148
27	15	4	وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ	and Solomon	wasulaymāna	149
27	15	5	عِلْمًا	knowledge,	ʿil’man	150
27	15	6	وَقَالَا	and they both said,	waqālā	151
27	15	7	ٱلْحَمْدُ	“All praise be	l-ḥamdu	152
27	15	8	لِلَّهِ	to God,	lillahi	153
27	15	9	ٱلَّذِى	the One who	alladhī	154
27	15	10	فَضَّلَنَا	He favored us	faḍḍalanā	155
27	15	11	عَلَىٰ	over	ʿalā	156
27	15	12	كَثِيرٍ	many	kathīrin	157
27	15	13	مِّنْ	of	min	158
27	15	14	عِبَادِهِ	His servants	ʿibādihi	159
27	15	15	ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	the believers.”	l-mu’minīna	160
27	16	1	وَوَرِثَ	And [he] inherited	wawaritha	161
27	16	2	سُلَيْمَـٰنُ	Solomon	sulaymānu	162
27	16	3	دَاوُۥدَ	David.	dāwūda	163
27	16	4	وَقَالَ	And he said,	waqāla	164
27	16	5	يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا	“O	yāayyuhā	165
27	16	6	ٱلنَّاسُ	[the] people!	l-nāsu	166
27	16	7	عُلِّمْنَا	We were taught	ʿullim’nā	167
27	16	8	مَنطِقَ	(the) speech / language (of)	manṭiqa	168
27	16	9	ٱلطَّيْرِ	the birds,	l-ṭayri	169
27	16	10	وَأُوتِينَا	and we were given	waūtīnā	170
27	16	11	مِن	of	min	171
27	16	12	كُلِّ	every	kulli	172
27	16	13	شَىْءٍ	thing.	shayin	173
27	16	14	إِنَّ	Indeed,	inna	174
27	16	15	هَـٰذَا	this	hādhā	175
27	16	16	لَهُوَ	surely it (is)	lahuwa	176
27	16	17	ٱلْفَضْلُ	the favor / blessing	l-faḍlu	177
27	16	18	ٱلْمُبِينُ	[the] evident / profound.”	l-mubīnu	178
27	17	1	وَحُشِرَ	And it was assembled (mobilized)	waḥushira	179
27	17	2	لِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ	for Solomon	lisulaymāna	180
27	17	3	جُنُودُهُۥ	his soldiers	junūduhu	181
27	17	4	مِنَ	of	mina	182
27	17	5	ٱلْجِنِّ	the jinn	l-jini	183
27	17	6	وَٱلْإِنسِ	and the men / humans	wal-insi	184
27	17	7	وَٱلطَّيْرِ	and the birds,	wal-ṭayri	185
27	17	8	فَهُمْ	and they	fahum	186
27	17	9	يُوزَعُونَ	[they] are assembled in rows (*at his disposal).	yūzaʿūna	187
27	18	1	حَتَّىٰٓ	Until,	ḥattā	188
27	18	2	إِذَآ	when	idhā	189
27	18	3	أَتَوْا۟	they came	ataw	190
27	18	4	عَلَىٰ	to	ʿalā	191
27	18	5	وَادِ	(the) valley (of)	wādi	192
27	18	6	ٱلنَّمْلِ	the ants.	l-namli	193
27	18	7	قَالَتْ	[She] said	qālat	194
27	18	8	نَمْلَةٌ	a female ant,	namlatun	195
27	18	9	يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا	“O	yāayyuhā	196
27	18	10	ٱلنَّمْلُ	[the] ants!	l-namlu	197
27	18	11	ٱدْخُلُوا۟	Enter [you all]	ud’khulū	198
27	18	12	مَسَـٰكِنَكُمْ	your homes	masākinakum	199
27	18	13	لَايَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ	not (lest) [they] crush you [all]	lā yaḥṭimannakum	200*
27	18	14	سُلَيْمَـٰنُ	Solomon	sulaymānu	201
27	18	15	وَجُنُودُهُۥ	and his soldiers	wajunūduhu	202
27	18	16	وَهُمْ	while they	wahum	203
27	18	17	لَايَشْعُرُونَ	not [they] perceive.”	lā yashʿurūna	204*
27	19	1	فَتَبَسَّمَ	So he smiled –	fatabassama	205
27	19	2	ضَاحِكًا	laughing	ḍāḥikan	206
27	19	3	مِّن	at	min	207
27	19	4	قَوْلِهَا	her speech / statement	qawlihā	208
27	19	5	وَقَالَ	and he said,	waqāla	209
27	19	6	رَبِّ	“My Lord!	rabbi	210
27	19	7	أَوْزِعْنِىٓ	Grant me (the ability) / direct me	awziʿ’nī	211
27	19	8	أَنْ	that	an	212
27	19	9	أَشْكُرَ	I may be appreciative (for)	ashkura	213
27	19	10	نِعْمَتَكَ	Your favors / blessings	niʿ’mataka	214
27	19	11	ٱلَّتِىٓ	which	allatī	215
27	19	12	أَنْعَمْتَ	You bestowed favor / blessed	anʿamta	216
27	19	13	عَلَىَّ	upon me	ʿalayya	217
27	19	14	وَعَلَىٰ	and upon	waʿalā	218
27	19	15	وَٰلِدَىَّ	my parents	wālidayya	219
27	19	16	وَأَنْ	and that	wa-an	220
27	19	17	أَعْمَلَ	I do	aʿmala	221
27	19	18	صَـٰلِحًا	righteous (deeds)	ṣāliḥan	222
27	19	19	تَرْضَىٰهُ	You are pleased with it.	tarḍāhu	223
27	19	20	وَأَدْخِلْنِى	And admit me	wa-adkhil’nī	224
27	19	21	بِرَحْمَتِكَ	by Your mercy	biraḥmatika	225
27	19	22	فِى	among	fī	226
27	19	23	عِبَادِكَ	Your servants	ʿibādika	227
27	19	24	ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	[the] righteous [ones].”	l-ṣāliḥīna	228
27	20	1	وَتَفَقَّدَ	And he inspected	watafaqqada	229
27	20	2	ٱلطَّيْرَ	the birds	l-ṭayra	230
27	20	3	فَقَالَ	and he said,	faqāla	231
27	20	4	مَا	“What	mā	232
27	20	5	لِىَ	for me	liya	233
27	20	6	لَآ أَرَى	I (do) not see	lā arā	234*
27	20	7	ٱلْهُدْهُدَ	the hoopoe	l-hud’huda	235
27	20	8	أَمْ	or	am	236
27	20	9	كَانَ	he was	kāna	237
27	20	10	مِنَ	from	mina	238
27	20	11	ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ	the absentees / ones missing?	l-ghāibīna	239
27	21	1	لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ	“I will surely punish him (with)	la-uʿadhibannahu	240
27	21	2	عَذَابًا	a retribution / punishment	ʿadhāban	241
27	21	3	شَدِيدًا	severe	shadīdan	242
27	21	4	أَوْ	or	aw	243
27	21	5	لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ	I will surely sacrifice him	laādh’baḥannahu	244
27	21	6	أَوْ	or (unless)	aw	245
27	21	7	لَيَأْتِيَنِّى	surely he brings me	layatiyannī	246
27	21	8	بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ	of a powerful proof	bisul’ṭānin	247
27	21	9	مُّبِينٍ	clear (*good excuse).”	mubīnin	248
27	22	1	فَمَكَثَ	So he stayed / waited	famakatha	249
27	22	2	غَيْرَ	not	ghayra	250
27	22	3	بَعِيدٍ	long,	baʿīdin	251
27	22	4	فَقَالَ	and he said,	faqāla	252
27	22	5	أَحَطتُ	“I encompassed	aḥaṭtu	253
27	22	6	بِمَالَمْ تُحِطْ	in what not you encompass	bimā lam tuhit	254*
27	22	7	بِهِۦ	of it,	bihi	255
27	22	8	وَجِئْتُكَ	and I came to you	waji’tuka	256
27	22	9	مِن	from	min	257
27	22	10	سَبَإٍۭ	Sheba	saba-in	258
27	22	11	بِنَبَإٍ	with news	binaba-in	259
27	22	12	يَقِينٍ	certain.	yaqīnin	260
27	23	1	إِنِّى	“Indeed, I	innī	261
27	23	2	وَجَدتُّ	[I] found	wajadttu	262
27	23	3	ٱمْرَأَةً	a woman	im’ra-atan	263
27	23	4	تَمْلِكُهُمْ	she is ruling them	tamlikuhum	264
27	23	5	وَأُوتِيَتْ	and she was given	waūtiyat	265
27	23	6	مِن	of	min	266
27	23	7	كُلِّ	every	kulli	267
27	23	8	شَىْءٍ	thing	shayin	268
27	23	9	وَلَهَا	and for her (is)	walahā	269
27	23	10	عَرْشٌ	a throne / palace	ʿarshun	270
27	23	11	عَظِيمٌ	great / tremendous.	ʿaẓīmun	271
27	24	1	وَجَدتُّهَا	“And I found her	wajadttuhā	272
27	24	2	وَقَوْمَهَا	and her people	waqawmahā	273
27	24	3	يَسْجُدُونَ	[they] prostrate	yasjudūna	274
27	24	4	لِلشَّمْسِ	to the sun	lilshamsi	275
27	24	5	مِن	[from]	min	276
27	24	6	دُونِ	instead of	dūni	277
27	24	7	ٱللَّهِ	God,	l-lahi	278
27	24	8	وَزَيَّنَ	and [he] adorned	wazayyana	279
27	24	9	لَهُمُ	for them	lahumu	280
27	24	10	ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ	the devil	l-shayṭānu	281
27	24	11	أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ	their deeds,	aʿmālahum	282
27	24	12	فَصَدَّهُمْ	and he averted / repulsed them	faṣaddahum	283
27	24	13	عَنِ	from	ʿani	284
27	24	14	ٱلسَّبِيلِ	the path,	l-sabīli	285
27	24	15	فَهُمْ	so they	fahum	286
27	24	16	لَايَهْتَدُونَ	not [they] are guided.	lā yahtadūna	287*
27	25	1	أَلَّايَسْجُدُوا۟	“That not they prostrate	ālā yasjudū	288*
27	25	2	لِلَّهِ	to God,	lillahi	289
27	25	3	ٱلَّذِى	the One who	alladhī	290
27	25	4	يُخْرِجُ	He brings out (manifests)	yukh’riju	291
27	25	5	ٱلْخَبْءَ	the mysteries	l-khaba-a	292
27	25	6	فِى	in	fī	293
27	25	7	ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ	the heavens	l-samāwāti	294
27	25	8	وَٱلْأَرْضِ	and the earth	wal-arḍi	295
27	25	9	وَيَعْلَمُ	and He knows	wayaʿlamu	296
27	25	10	مَا	what	mā	297
27	25	11	تُخْفُونَ	you [all] conceal	tukh’fūna	298
27	25	12	وَمَا	and what	wamā	299
27	25	13	تُعْلِنُونَ	you [all] declare.	tuʿ’linūna	300
27	26	1	ٱللَّهُ	“God	al-lahu	301
27	26	2	لَآ	no		302
27	26	3	إِلَـٰهَ	(there is) god	lā ilāha	303
27	26	4	إِلَّا	but	illā	304
27	26	5	هُوَ	He,	huwa	305
27	26	6	رَبُّ	(the) Lord (of)	rabbu	306
27	26	7	ٱلْعَرْشِ	the throne / dominion	l-ʿarshi	307
27	26	8	ٱلْعَظِيمِ	the great.”	l-ʿaẓīmi	308
27	27	1	قَالَ	He said,	qāla	309
27	27	2	سَنَنظُرُ	“We will see	sananẓuru	310
27	27	3	أَصَدَقْتَ	whether you spoke truth	aṣadaqta	311
27	27	4	أَمْ	or	am	312
27	27	5	كُنتَ	you were	kunta	313
27	27	6	مِنَ	of	mina	314
27	27	7	ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ	the liars.	l-kādhibīna	315
27	28	1	ٱذْهَب	“Go	idh’hab	316
27	28	2	بِّكِتَـٰبِى	with my letter,	bikitābī	317
27	28	3	هَـٰذَا	this,	hādhā	318
27	28	4	فَأَلْقِهْ	and deliver it	fa-alqih	319
27	28	5	إِلَيْهِمْ	to them.	ilayhim	320
27	28	6	ثُمَّ	Then	thumma	321
27	28	7	تَوَلَّ	you turn away	tawalla	322
27	28	8	عَنْهُمْ	from them	ʿanhum	323
27	28	9	فَٱنظُرْ	and see	fa-unẓur	324
27	28	10	مَاذَا	what then (is it)	mādhā	325
27	28	11	يَرْجِعُونَ	they return / respond.”	yarjiʿūna	326
27	29	1	قَالَتْ	She said,	qālat	327
27	29	2	يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا	“O	yāayyuhā	328
27	29	3	ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟	[the] chiefs / advisers!	l-mala-u	329
27	29	4	إِنِّىٓ	Indeed, [I]	innī	330
27	29	5	أُلْقِىَ	I received	ul’qiya	331
27	29	6	إِلَىَّ	to me	ilayya	332
27	29	7	كِتَـٰبٌ	a letter	kitābun	333
27	29	8	كَرِيمٌ	noble / honorable.	karīmun	334
27	30	1	إِنَّهُۥ	“Indeed, it (is)	innahu	335
27	30	2	مِن	from	min	336
27	30	3	سُلَيْمَـٰنَ	Solomon	sulaymāna	337
27	30	4	وَإِنَّهُۥ	and indeed it (is),	wa-innahu	338
27	30	5	بِسْمِ	‘In (the) name	bis’mi	339
27	30	6	ٱللَّهِ	(of) God,	l-lahi	340
27	30	7	ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ	Most Gracious,	l-raḥmāni	341
27	30	8	ٱلرَّحِيمِ	Most Merciful.	l-raḥīmi	342

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