Surah 95 · 8 verses

Surah At-Tin for kids

At-Tin swears by the fig and the olive, Mount Sinai and the secure city of Makkah, and tells us that Allah created people in the best form. Those who believe and do good will have a reward that never ends. Isn't Allah the most just of judges?

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The surah

The 8 verses of At-Tin

Surah
95
Verses
8
Revealed in
Makkah
Meaning
The Fig
  1. 1

    وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ

    wal-tīni wal-zaytūni

    By the fig and the olive

    Word by word
    • وَٱلتِّينِwal-tīniBy the fig
    • وَٱلزَّيْتُونِwal-zaytūniand the olive
  2. 2

    وَطُورِ سِينِينَ

    waṭūri sīnīna

    And [by] Mount Sinai

    Word by word
    • وَطُورِwaṭūriAnd (the) Mount
    • سِينِينَsīnīnaSinai
  3. 3

    وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ

    wahādhā l-baladi l-amīni

    And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],

    Word by word
    • وَهَـٰذَاwahādhāAnd this
    • ٱلْبَلَدِl-baladi[the] city
    • ٱلْأَمِينِl-amīni[the] secure
  4. 4

    لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ

    laqad khalaqnā l-insāna fī aḥsani taqwīmin

    We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

    Word by word
    • لَقَدْlaqadIndeed
    • خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnāWe created
    • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
    • فِىٓfīin
    • أَحْسَنِaḥsani(the) best
    • تَقْوِيمٍۢtaqwīminmould
  5. 5

    ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ

    thumma radadnāhu asfala sāfilīna

    Then We return him to the lowest of the low,

    Word by word
    • ثُمَّthummaThen
    • رَدَدْنَـٰهُradadnāhuWe returned him
    • أَسْفَلَasfala(to the) lowest
    • سَـٰفِلِينَsāfilīna(of the) low
  6. 6

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ

    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.

    Word by word
    • إِلَّاillāExcept
    • ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
    • ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
    • وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
    • ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
    • فَلَهُمْfalahumthen for them
    • أَجْرٌajrun(is a) reward
    • غَيْرُghayrunever
    • مَمْنُونٍۢmamnūninending
  7. 7

    فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ

    famā yukadhibuka baʿdu bil-dīni

    So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?

    Word by word
    • فَمَاfamāThen what
    • يُكَذِّبُكَyukadhibukacauses you to deny
    • بَعْدُbaʿduafter (this)
    • بِٱلدِّينِbil-dīnithe judgment
  8. 8

    أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ

    alaysa l-lahu bi-aḥkami l-ḥākimīna

    Is not Allāh the most just of judges?

    Word by word
    • أَلَيْسَalaysaIs not
    • ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
    • بِأَحْكَمِbi-aḥkami(the) Most Just
    • ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَl-ḥākimīna(of) the Judges

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.

What it teaches

What At-Tin teaches

The best form

Allah created people in the best form (verse 4).

Faith and good deeds

Those who believe and do good will have a reward that never ends (verse 6).

The most just judge

Allah is the most just of judges (verse 8).

Tips for parents

Learning At-Tin with your child

A fig and olive snack

Share figs and olives while you learn verse 1; children remember what they taste.

Learn it in two days

Verses 1–4, then 5–8.

Find the places

Show Mount Sinai and Makkah on a map when you reach verses 2 and 3.

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