Study the Quransurah by surah, section by section, ayah by ayah, word by word

Q: Why are long surahs split up?

They are published one ruku at a time. The ruku is the Quran’s own reading portion, and it is close to the right length for a page you can study in one sitting rather than scroll through.

All 114 surahs. Longer ones in sections — rukus — for easy reference and study.

Every ayah in Arabic with its English. Every ayah broken into its words, and every word given its own meaning. Where a word is built from more than one piece, it is taken apart so you can see each piece and what each one adds.

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What a page looks like

The second ayah of Al-Fatihah, set out the way every ayah in this section is set out.

1:2

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿2﴾

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -

Word by word

All praises and thanksالْحَمْدُIالthe+حَمْدُAll praises and thanks

Be to AllahلِلَّهِCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِBe to Allah

The LordرَبِّI

Of the universeالْعَالَمِينَIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the universe

The English sits above each word, the word itself in the middle, the marker below it. Where a word is built from more than one piece, the pieces sit underneath with their own meanings — لِلَّهِ is لِ joined to اللَّهِ. Separating them is the step most learners cannot take unaided.

What you get on each page

The ayah in Uthmani script, with the Sahih International translation beneath it.
Every word set out on its own, its English meaning above the Arabic.
A marker on each word for the kind of word it is — ism, fi‘l or ḥarf — and whether the word comes apart.
Every word carrying a prefix or a suffix broken into its parts, each part with its own meaning. This is the step a beginner cannot take unaided.
Long surahs published one ruku at a time, so a page is a portion you can finish in a sitting.

The six markers

Every word carries one. It says what kind of word it is, and whether the word comes apart into smaller pieces.

I	Ism — a naming word. It stands on its own.
F	Fi‘l — a verb.
H	Ḥarf — a particle. It does its work by joining onto something else.
CBI	An ism with something joined to it, so the word comes apart.
CBF	A verb with something joined to it.
CBH	A particle with something joined to it.

The colours. Every ism is blue, every verb green, every particle gold, so the shape of an ayah can be read at a glance. A word that comes apart takes the deeper shade of its own colour and its marker is underlined.

One thing to expect. The definite article ال is not counted as a joined element, so a word carrying it still reads as a plain ism — but its pieces are still shown underneath.

The full key — every prefix, pronoun and grammar code →

Three ways to use this

Looking for one ayah. Use the Go to box above the surah list. It takes 2:255, a surah name, juz 5, page 100 or baqarah ruku 20, and shows you where it will land before you press Enter.
Reading a surah through. Open it from the list and work down the page. A long surah arrives one ruku at a time, so a page is a portion you can finish.
New to Arabic. Begin with the short surahs at the end. They are short enough to finish, and the same handful of words comes back again and again.

Common questions

What does “word by word” mean here?

Every word of the ayah is set out on its own with its own English meaning, rather than only a translation of the whole sentence. Where a word is built from more than one piece, the pieces are separated and each one is given its own meaning.

Which English translation is used?

The full-ayah translation beneath the Arabic is the Sahih International translation. The meaning printed above each individual word is not taken from it — it is that word’s own meaning in that ayah.

Why are long surahs split up?

They are published one ruku at a time. The ruku is the Quran’s own reading portion, and it is close to the right length for a page you can study in one sitting rather than scroll through.

Do I need to know Arabic grammar first?

No. The markers and the pieces are there to be met as you read. When you want the full explanation of a term, the Grammar Guide has it in plain English.

All 114 surahs

All 114 surahs are here, set out word by word — 6,236 ayahs, every word of the Quran.