Common words of the Quran
The Quran has about 77,000 words, yet a few hundred come back again and again. Learn these and you will understand much of what you recite in salah by yourself.
| Arabic | Say | Meaning | Arabic | Say | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| اللّٰه | Allah | Allah | رَبّ | Rabb | Lord, Sustainer |
| إِلٰه | ilah | god, one worshipped | رَسُول | rasul | messenger |
| كِتَاب | kitab | book | آيَة | ayah | sign, verse |
| يَوْم | yawm | day | الْآخِرَة | al-akhirah | the Hereafter |
| الْجَنَّة | al-jannah | Paradise | النَّار | an-nar | the Fire |
| قَالَ | qala | he said | قُلْ | qul | say! |
| آمَنُوا | amanu | they believed | كَفَرُوا | kafaru | they disbelieved |
| عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ | ‘amilus-salihat | they did good deeds | الصَّلَاة | as-salah | the prayer |
| الزَّكَاة | az-zakah | zakat | رَحْمَة | rahmah | mercy |
| عِلْم | ‘ilm | knowledge | حَقّ | haqq | truth |
| النَّاس | an-nas | mankind | الْأَرْض | al-ard | the earth |
| السَّمَاوَات | as-samawat | the heavens | شَيْء | shai’ | thing |
| مِنْ | min | from | إِلَى | ila | to |
| عَلَى | ‘ala | on | فِي | fi | in |
| الَّذِينَ | alladhina | those who | لَا | la | no, not |
Learn five words a day and look for them as you recite — within a few months you will feel the meaning of the Quran directly, insha Allah.