قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

Qul huwa Allahu ahadun

WORD BY WORD
قُلۡqulSay
هُوَhuwaHe
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
أَحَدٌaḥadunthe One
TRANSLATION

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One

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ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

Allahu alssamadu

WORD BY WORD
ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
ٱلصَّمَدُl-ṣamaduthe Eternal, the Absolute
TRANSLATION

Allah, the Eternal Refuge

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لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ

Lam yalid walam yooladu

WORD BY WORD
لَمۡlamNot
يَلِدۡyalidHe begets
وَلَمۡwalamand not
يُولَدۡyūladHe is begotten
TRANSLATION

He neither begets nor is born

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وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ

Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahadun

WORD BY WORD
وَلَمۡwalamAnd not
يَكُنyakunis
لَّهُۥlahufor Him
كُفُوًاkufuwanequivalent
أَحَدُۢaḥadunany [one]
TRANSLATION

Nor is there to Him any equivalent

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