قريش
Surah Quraish
Meaning of the name: Quraysh
Arabic with an established translation
Reading the ayat before and after can make the meaning clearer.
Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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لِإِيلَـٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
For the accustomed security of the Quraysh[1],
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Translation footnote [1]
[1] Allah had given Quraysh the honor of being guardians of the Holy Ka‘bah, which allowed them to travel in peace without fear of being harmed.
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إِۦلَـٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ
secure in their winter and summer journeys[2].
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Translation footnote [2]
[2] i.e., their trading caravans would travel south to Yemen in winter and north to the Levant in summer.
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فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ
Let them worship the Lord of this [Sacred] House[3],
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Translation footnote [3]
[3] i.e., the Ka‘bah.
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ
Who fed them against hunger and made them secure against fear[4].
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Translation footnote [4]
[4] The people of Quraysh were blessed with provision and security probably because of the prayer of Abraham. See 14:35-37