Surah Al-Hujurat, Ayah 2 (49:2)

ٱلْحُجُرَات

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَرْفَعُوٓا۟ أَصْوَٰتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ ٱلنَّبِىِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا۟ …

Quran 49:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Al-Hujurat (“The Rooms”), a Medinan surah of 18 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 515 of the Madani Mushaf.

49:2
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لَاتَرْفَعُوٓا۟أَصْوَٰتَكُمْفَوْقَصَوْتِٱلنَّبِىِّوَلَاتَجْهَرُوا۟لَهُۥبِٱلْقَوْلِكَجَهْرِبَعْضِكُمْلِبَعْضٍأَنتَحْبَطَأَعْمَٰلُكُمْوَأَنتُمْلَاتَشْعُرُونَ٢
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā tarfaʿū aṣwātakum fawqa ṣawti l-nabiyi walā tajharū lahu bil-qawli kajahri baʿḍikum libaʿḍin an taḥbaṭa aʿmālukum wa-antum lā tashʿurūna

O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.(2)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūO you who believe
  4. لَاlā(Do) not
  5. تَرْفَعُوٓا۟tarfaʿūraise
  6. أَصْوَٰتَكُمْaṣwātakumyour voices
  7. فَوْقَfawqaabove
  8. صَوْتِṣawti(the) voice
  9. ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyi(of) the Prophet
  10. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  11. تَجْهَرُوا۟tajharūbe loud
  12. لَهُۥlahuto him
  13. بِٱلْقَوْلِbil-qawliin speech
  14. كَجَهْرِkajahrilike (the) loudness
  15. بَعْضِكُمْbaʿḍikum(of) some of you
  16. لِبَعْضٍlibaʿḍinto others
  17. أَنanlest
  18. تَحْبَطَtaḥbaṭabecome worthless
  19. أَعْمَٰلُكُمْaʿmālukumyour deeds
  20. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
  21. لَاlā(do) not
  22. تَشْعُرُونَtashʿurūnaperceive

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