English Translation
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem = In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal Haiyul-Qaiyum = Allah! There is no god but He – the Living, The Self-subsisting, The Eternal.
La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm = No slumber can seize Him Nor Sleep.
lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-'ard = His are all things In the heavens and on earth.
Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih = Who is there can intercede In His presence except As he permitteth?
Ya'lamu ma baina aidihim wa ma khalfahum = He knoweth What lies Before them (His Creation) and After them
wa la yuhituna bi shai'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a = Nor shall they compass Aught of his knowledge Except as He willeth
Wasi'a kursiyuhus-samawati wal ard = His throne doth extend Over the heavens And the Earth
wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma Wa Huwal 'Aliyul-Adheem = and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding And preserving them, For He is the Most High. The Supreme (in glory).
(This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat al-Kursi)
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