Surah At-Tin — Word by Word
التين
The Fig
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
wal-tīni wal-zaytūni
By the fig and the olive
waṭūri sīnīna
And [by] Mount Sinai
wahādhā l-baladi l-amīni
And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],
laqad khalaqnā l-insāna fī aḥsani taqwīmin
We have certainly created man in the best of stature;
thumma radadnāhu asfala sāfilīna
Then We return him to the lowest of the low,
illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti falahum ajrun ghayru mamnūnin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.
famā yukadhibuka baʿdu bil-dīni
So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?
alaysa l-lahu bi-aḥkami l-ḥākimīna
Is not Allāh the most just of judges?