✦ Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255 · The Throne Verse ✦
The greatest verse of the Quran · read Ayatul Kursi in Arabic, learn its transliteration and English meaning, explore word-by-word translation in 9 languages (Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Turkish, French, Indonesian, Arabic, Spanish), and discover its benefits, when to recite, and answers to every search query.
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آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ · 2:255
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Surah Al-Baqarah · Verse of the Throne
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum. La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard. Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi-shay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifzuhuma, wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azim.
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Allah · there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.Also searched as: ayatul kursi english, ayat al kursi, 2:255.
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اللَّهُ
Allahu
Allah · the One True God
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
la ilaha illa Huwa
there is no god but He
الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Al-Hayyul-Qayyum
the Ever-Living, the Sustainer
لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ
la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm
neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard
to Him belongs all in the heavens and earth
مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih
who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ
ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum
He knows what is before and behind them
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ
wa la yuhituna bi-shay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'
they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ
wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard
His Kursi (Throne) extends over heavens and earth
وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا
wa la ya'uduhu hifzuhuma
preserving them does not tire Him
وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azim
and He is the Most High, the Most Great
Night protection
Whoever recites it before sleeping, Allah appoints a guardian over him till morning. (Sahih al-Bukhari 2311)
After every prayer
Whoever recites it after each obligatory prayer, nothing bars him from Paradise but death. (Nasai, Tabarani · hasan)
Shield from evil
A fortress against evil eye, jinn and harm when recited morning and evening with conviction.
Barakah at home
Recitation fills the home with light, calm and protection for family and wealth.
Ayatul Kursi is verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah. It is called the Verse of the Throne and is the greatest verse of the Quran.
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum, la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm … wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azim. Full roman text is given above for learners.
It affirms Allah's oneness, eternal life, perfect knowledge and sovereignty · nothing sleeps, all belongs to Him, no intercession without permission, His Throne covers heavens and earth.
After every obligatory prayer, before sleeping, in morning and evening adhkar, when leaving or entering home, and in times of fear · for protection and reward.
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ told Ubayy ibn Ka'b it is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah (Sahih Muslim), because of its majestic description of Allah.
Yes · switch the language tabs above. Hindi shows Kanzul Iman Hindi (Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan), Urdu shows Kanzul Iman Urdu, plus Bengali (Muhuddin Khan), Turkish (Diyanet), French (Hamidullah), Indonesian (Kemenag RI), Arabic (original text) and Spanish (Julio Cortés).
Ayatul Kursi (آية الكرسي, also spelled ayat al-kursi / aytul kursi) is the 255th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah. Called the Verse of the Throne, it is the greatest verse because it gathers Allah's names · Al-Hayy, Al-Qayyum, Al-Aliyy, Al-Azim · His perfect life, self-subsistence, boundless knowledge and dominion over the Kursi.
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