How to memorize Surah Al-Masad

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

How long it takes

Surah Al-Masad has 5 ayahs, so it is short enough to learn in one sitting: take it one ayah at a time, then recite the whole surah from memory.

How to memorize it, one ayah at a time

1. Listen firstPlay the ayah several times while you follow the Arabic with your eyes.
2. Repeat it aloudSay it again and again until it flows. Qaree counts every repetition for you.
3. Recite it from memoryLook away and recite. Qaree's recite mode listens and highlights the exact words you missed.
4. Join it and reviewRecite the new ayah together with the ones before it, and go over the surah again the next day.

Surah Al-Masad: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 111:1

   تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

   Tab bat yadaa abee Lahabinw-wa tabb

   May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and he ˹himself˺ perish!

2. 111:2

   مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

   Maa aghna 'anhu maaluhu wa ma kasab

   Neither his wealth nor ˹worldly˺ gains will benefit him.

3. 111:3

   سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

   Sa yas laa naran zaata lahab

   He will burn in a flaming Fire

4. 111:4

   وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

   Wam ra-atuhu hamma latal-hatab

   and ˹so will˺ his wife, the carrier of ˹thorny˺ kindling

5. 111:5

   فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

   Fee jeediha hab lum mim-masad

   around her neck will be a rope of palm-fibre.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.