LEARNING TO READ THE YASEEN SURAH WITH

TAJWEED

WARNING!
This is just a study guide for those who are at the learning stage. You must
learn how to pronounce the Arabic letters from a qualified person!

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATION FIRST

Please be careful while pronouncing the FATHA, e.g., the "e" sound. For example, the
"e" in "we" should be pronounced like "e" in "went". Likewise, all the "e" in the sura
should produce an "e" sound like "e" in "went".
Some Fatha produces an "a" sound like "a" in English word "art". For example, "a" in
Arabic word "qawl" is like "a" in art. All "a" in the sura should produce a variation of the
"a" sound in "art". Sometimes "a" is little softer like "la" in "la miserables or Labrador."
Sometimes it is a little longer, e.g. it is written with two "aa" so it produces a little longer
"a" like longer "a" in English word "far." The "a" sound in Arabic words "maa" or "laa"
are the "a" sound in "far". Ayn with fatha is represented by "'A". Ayn with sukuun is
represented by "'�
KASRAs should produce a "i" sound like "i" in "sin". Ayn with kasra is represented by
"'I".
DAMMA should produce a "u" sound like "u" in "do" or sometimes little softer like "u"
sound in "you". Mostly the "u" sound is like the sound produced by the "oo" in English.
The sound produced depends on the letter, e.g., if the letter is a soft letter like b,h,y,s the
"u" sound will also be softer. For example, "bu" will be like in "boon" or "su" will be like
in "soon". Ayn with damma is represented by "'U".

TAJWEED - ART OF READING THE QUR'AN BEAUTIFULLY

INTRODUCTON
There are a few rules for reading the Qur'an beautifully. The Arabic text below
incorporated some of these rules. These rules must be learned and applied when the
reader comes across to the rule because the arabic text below could not incorporate some
of the rules, i.e., it involves converting a letter to another letter. The rules will be
explained first and then that rule will be represented by an acronym, e.g., by some capital
letters, and then that acronym will be used when that tajweed rule exists in an ayat. Most
of the rules involve the first letter of a word coming after a word which ends with noon-u
saakin (the letter of "n" with a sukuun or jazm over it, like "min") or a word ending with
tanwin, e.g., the word which ends with two fathas (like khayran) or two dammahs (like
khayrun) or two kasrahs (like dhikrin). The latin text below already incorporated all the
rules. The reader should just read the text the way it is written because all the necessary
conversions are already incorporated to the text. But user still has to learn and apply the
rules to produce the sound from the nose or whatever has to be done when it is required
by the respective rule.

RULES OF TAJWEED

First some definitions:

IDGAAM: combining two letters to make one letter and reading that letter with $adda, by
closing the lips.

GUNNA: the sound produced from the nose.

iZhaar (IZ): when one of the iZhaar letters (e, kh, H, 'A, g, or h) comes after the noon-u
saakin or tanwin, iZhaar occurs. IZhaar means separating two words distinctly by
opening the lips. For example, for "men amene" we distinctively finish the "men" and
then start the "amene."

IKHFAA (IKHF): Ikhfaa letters are the following fifteen letters: t, th, j, d, dh, z, s, $, S,
D, T, Z, f, q, and k. When one of the ikhfaa letters comes after the noon-u saakin or
tanwin, ikhfaa occurs. The tong stays in the middle of the mouth touching neither to top
nor to the bottom and a sound will be produced from the nose, i.e., GUNNA. Also, the
lips will neither be closed like in idgaam nor opened like in iZhaar and without doing
$adda the letters will be produced.

IQLAAB (IQL): when the iqlaab letter "b" comes after the noon-u saakin or tanwin,
IQLAAB occurs. The noon-u saakin or tanwin will be converted to "mim" and since both
"mim" and "b" is produced from the lips, it will be produced one after the other together,
e.g, "min beyni" becomes "mimbeyni", see ayat 9 below.

IDGAAM ME'AL GUNNA - idgaam with gunna (IDMG): when one of the idgaam
letters (m,n,w or y) comes after the noon-u saakin or tanwin, IDMG occurs. IDMG is
performed in the following manner: the noon-u saakin or tanwin will be converted to the
first letter of the following word and will be read with $adda while making sound from
the nose simultaneously. Lets assume that the first word is "SiraTin" and the following
word is "mustaqiym". Since the second word starts with "mim", the last letter of
"SiraTin", i.e., the "n" will be converted to "mim". One of the mims will be dropped and
the remaining one "mim" will be read with $adda while making the sound from the nose.
It will be read "SiraTimmustaqiym", see ayat four below.
OTHER EXAMPLES:
Example for letter "m": "be$erun mithlunaa" becomes "be$erummithlunaa", see ayat 15
below.
Example for letter "n": "men nu'Ammirhu" becomes "mennu'Ammirhu", see ayat 68
below.
Example for letter "w": "SayHaten waaHideten" becomes "SayHatewwaaHideten", see
ayat 49 below.
Example for letter "y": "felekin yesbeHuune" becomes "felekiyyesbeHuune", see ayat 40
below.

IDGAAM BILA GUNNA - idgaam without gunna (IDBG): when one of the IDBG
letters (r or l) comes after the noon-u saakin or tanwin, IDBG occurs. The noon-u saakin
or tanwin will be converted to the first letter of the following word and will be read with
$adda. Lets assume that the first word is "min" and the following word starts with "lam".
In this case, the last letter of "min", i.e., the "n" will be converted to "lam" and thus now
there are two "lam". We drop one of the lam and read the remaining one "lam" with
$adda. The letter "r" is similar, e.g., we read the "r" with $adda. For example, "gafuurun
raHiym" becomes "gafururraHiym" or "min rasuulin" becomes "mirrasuulin" see ayat 30
below, or "lein lem" becomes "leillem", see ayat 18 below.

IDGAAM MITHLAYN (IDMIT): literally means combining identical letters. Usually the
last letter of the first word ends with sukuun and the following word starts with the same
letter.
EXAMPLES:
1) The last letter of any word ends with a sukuun and the following word starts with the
same letter, e.g., like in "rabiHat tijaaratuhum".
2) When the last letter of any word ends with noon-u saakin and the following word starts
with the noon, it becomes IDGAAM MITHLAYN and also it becomes IDGAAM ME'AL
GUNNA (IDMG), like in "min naarin" or "we men nu'Ammirhu."
3) Mim-i saakin (mim with sukuun or jazm over it) has three cases:
a. The last letter of any word ends with mim-i saakin and the following word starts with
the mim again, e.g., like in "et'Amehum min", it becomes IDGAAM MITHLAYN
ME'AL GUNNA - idgaam mithlayn with gunna (IDMIT-G). For idgaam mithlayn with
gunna we combine the two letters and make one letter out of them and read it with $adda
while making noise from the nose.
b. The last letter of any word ends with mim-i saakin and the following word starts with
"b", then it becomes IKHFAA. Examples: "rabbehum bihim" or "termihim biHijaratin."
c. The last letter of any word ends with mim-i saakin and the following word starts with
the letters other than "b" and "m", then it becomes "iZhaar." Examples: "hum fiyhi" or
lekum diynukum."
=e =b =t = th =j

=H = kh =d = dh =r

=z =s =$ =S =D

=T =Z = 'A;'Å; 'U;'I =g =f

=q =k =l =m =n

= La, or L & e combined

=h =w =y

CHARECTERS THAT CONTROL THE READING

While reading the Qur'aan, the reader may get tired or his breath may run out at a certain
point and must stop to take a breath. The point of his stopping sometimes may cause a
very ill meaning. For this reason, scholars assigned various letters to control the reading.
Please, learn the meaning of these letters and apply it while you read the Ya-seen or any
other surah.

M (mim) - You must stop when you see this letter.

T (Ta) - You must also stop when you see this letter.
C (Jim) - You may either stop or pass when you see this letter. Stopping is better.
A (Ayn), K (Kef), S (Sin), Z (Ze) - You may stop at these four letters if you run out of
breath. But if your breath is good, then you should keep reading.
L (Lam) - If this letter is in the middle of the ayet, it is wrong to stop there. You must
keep reading to pass this point. If you run out of breath and must stop, then you will go
back and start from an earlier point and pass this letter by reading through it.
L (Lam) - If this letter is at the end of an ayet, you should also read through to pass it. But
if you run out of breath and stop it there, then you don't have to go back.

Chapter 36: YA-SEEN

1 yaa siiin
2 wel qur'aanil Hakiymi (L)
3 inneke leminel murseliyne (L)
4 'Alaa SiraaTim (n-m IDMG) mustaqiym (T)
5 tenziylel 'AziyzirraHiymi (L)
6 litundhira qawmem (n-m IDMG) maaa undhira aabaaauhum (m-f IZ) fehum (m-g IZ)
gaafiluune
7 leqad Haqqal qawlu 'Alaaa ektherihim (m-f IZ) fehum (m-l IZ) Laa yu'minuune
8 innaa je'Alnaa fiiiy a'Ånaaqihim (m-e IZ) agLaaLen (n-f IKHF) fehiye ilel edhqaani
fehum (m-m IDMIT-G) muqmeHuune
9 we je'Alnaa mim (n-b IQL) beyni eydiyhim (m-s IZ) seddew (n-w IDMG) we min (n-
kh IZ) khalfihim (m-s IZ) sedden (n-f IKHF) feag$eynaahum (m-f IZ) fehum (m-l IZ)
Laa yubSiruune

10 we sewaaaun (n-'A IZ) 'Aleyhim (m-e IZ) e-endhertehum (m-e IZ) em (m-l IZ) lem
(m-t IZ) tundhirhum (m-l IZ) Laa yu'minuune
11 innemaa tundhiru menittebe'Adhdhikra we kha$iyerraHmaane bilgaybi (C) febe$$irhu
bimagfiratiw (n-w IDMG) we ejrin (n-k IKHF) keriymin
12 innaa naHnu nuHyiylmewtaa we nektubu maa qaddemuu we aathaarahum (T) we
kulle $ey'in (n-e IZ) aHSaynaahu fiiiy imaamim (n-m IDMG) mubiynin
13 waDrib lehum (m-m IDMIT-G) metheLen (n-e IZ) aSHaabelqaryeh (M) idh
jaaaehelmurseluune (C)
14 idh erselnaaa ileyhimuthneyni fekedhdhebuuhumaa fe'Azzeznaa bithaalithin (n-f
IKHF) feqaaluuu innaaa ileykum (m-m IDMIT-G) murseluune
15 qaaluu maaa entum (m-i IZ) illaa be$erum (n-m IDMG) mithlunaa (L) we maaa
enzelerraHmaanu min (n-$ IKHF) $ey'in (n-e IZ) (L) in (n-e IZ) entum (m-e IZ) illaa
tekdhibuune
16 qaaluu rabbunaa ya'Ålemu innaaa ileykum (m-l IZ) lemurseluune
17 we maa 'Aleynaaa illel beLaagulmubiyn
18 qaaluuu innaa teTayyernaa bikum (m-l IZ) (C) leil (n-l IDBG) lem (m-t IZ) tentehuu
lenerjumennekum (m-w IZ) we leyemessennekum (m-m IDMIT-G) minnaa 'Adhaabun
(n-e IZ) eliymun
19 qaaluu Taaairukum (m-m IDMIT-G) me'Akum (m-e IZ) (T) ein (n-d IKHF)
dhukkirtum (T) bel entum qawmum (n-m IDMG) musrifuune
20 we jaaae min (n-e IZ) aqSalmediyneti rajuluy (n-y IDMG) yes'AA qaale yaa
qawmittebi'UUlmurseliyne (L)
21 ittebi'UU mel (n-l IDBG) Laa yes'elukum (m-e IZ) ejraw (n-w IDMG) we hum (m-m
IDMITH-G) muhteduune
22 we maaliye Laaa a'Åbudulledhiy feTaraniy we ileyhi turje'UUne
23 e-ettekhidhu min (n-d IKHF) duunihiii aaliheten (n-e IZ) in yuridnirraHmaanu
biDurril (n-l IDBG) Laa tugni 'Anniy $efaa'Atuhum (m-$ IZ) $ey'ew (n-w IDMG) we
Laa yunqidhuuni (C)
24 inniiiy idhel (n-l IDBG) lefiy DaLaalim (n-m IDMG) mubiynin
25 inniiiy aamentu birabbikum (m-f IZ) fesme'UUn (T)
26 qiyledkhuliljenneh (T) qaale yaa leyte qawmiy (n-y IDMG) ya'Ålemuune(L)
27 bimaa gafera liy rabbiy we je'Aleniy minelmukramiyne
28 we maaa enzelnaa 'Alaa qawmihii mim (n-b IQL) ba'Ådihii min (n-j IKHF) jundim (n-
m IDMG) minessemaaai we maa kunnaa munziliyne

29 in (n-k IKHF) kaanet illaa SayHatew (n-w IDMG) waaHideten (n-f IKHF) feidhaa
hum (m-kh IZ) khaamiduune
30 yaa Hasraten (n-'A IZ) 'Alel'Ibaadi (C) maa ye'tiyhim (m-m IDMITH-G) mir (n-r
IDBG) rasuulin (n-e IZ) iLLaa kanuu bihii yestehziuune
31 elem (m-y IZ) yeraw kem (m-e IZ) ehleknaa qablehum (m-m IDMITH-G)
minelquruuni ennehum (m-e IZ) ileyhim (m-l IZ) Laa yerji'UUne
32 we in (n-k IKHF) kullul (n-l IDBG) lemmaa jemiy'Ul (n-l IDBG) ledeynaa
muHDaruune (A)
33 we aayetul (n-l IDBG) lehumuL'arDulmeytetu (C) aHyeynaahaa we akhrajnaa minhaa
Habben (n-f IKHF) feminhu ye'kuluune
34 we je'Alnaa fiyhaa jennaatim (n-m IDMG) min (n-n IDMG) nakhiyliw (n-w IDMG)
we a'Ånaabiw (n-w IDMG) we fejjernaa fiyhaa minel'Uyuuni (L)
35 liye'kuluu min (n-th IKHF) themerihii (L) we maa 'Amilet-hu eydiyhim (T)

35 efeLaa ye$kuruune
36 subHaanelledhiy khalaqaL'ezwaaje kullehaa mimmaa tunbituL'arDu we min (n-e IZ)
enfusihim (m-w IZ) we mimmaa Laa ya'Ålemuune
37 we aayetul (n-l IDBG) lehumulleylu neslekhu minhunnehaara feidhaahum (m-m
IDMITH-G) muZlimuune (L)
38 we$$emsu tejriy limustaqarril (n-l IDBG) lehaa (T) dhaalike taqdiyrul'Aziyzil'Aliym
(T)
39 welqamera qaddernaahu menaazile Hattaa 'AAdekel 'Urjuunil qadiymi
40 Le$$emsu yenbagiy lehaaa en (n-t IKHF) tudrikelqamera we Lelleylu saabiqunnehaar
(T) we kullun (n-f IKHF) fiy felekiy (n-y IDMG) yesbeHuune
41 we aayetul (n-l IDBG) lehum (m-e IZ) ennaa Hamelnaa dhurriyyetehum (m-f IZ)
fiylfulkilme$Huune (L)
42 we khalaqnaa lehum (m-m IDMIT-G) mim (n-m IDMG) mithlihii maa yerkebuune
43 we in (n-n IDMG) ne$e' nugriqhum (m-f IZ) feLaa Sariykha lehum (m-w IZ) we Laa
hum (m-y IZ) yunqadhuune (L)
44 illaa raHmetem (n-m IDMG) minnaa we metaa'An ilaa Hiynin
45 we idhaa qiyle lehumuttequu maa beyne eydiykum (m-w IZ) we maa khalfekum (m-l
IZ) le'Allekum (m-t IZ) turHamuune
46 we maa te'tiyhim (m-m IDMIT-G) min (n-e IZ) aayetim (n-m IDMG) min (n-e IZ)
aayaati rabbihim (m-e IZ) illaa kaanuu 'Anhaa mu'ÅriDiyne
47 we idhaa qiyle lehum (m-e IZ) enfiquu mimmaa razaqakumullaahu (L) qaalelledhiyne
keferuu lilledhiyne aamenuuu enuT'Imu mel (n-l IDBG) lew ye$aaaullaahu eT'Amehu
(K) in (n-e IZ) entum (m-e IZ) illaa fiy DaLaalimmubiynin

48 we yequuluune metaa haadhelwa'Ådu in (n-k IKHF) kuntum (m-S IZ) Saadiqiyne

49 maa yenZuruune illaa SayHatew (n-w IDMG) waaHideten (n-t IKHF) te'khudhuhum
we hum (m-y IZ) yekhiSSimuune
50 felaa yestaTiy'UUne tewSiyetew (n-w IDMG) we Laaa ilaaa ehlihim (m-y IZ)
yerji'UUne
51 we nufikha fiySSuuri feidhaa hum (m-m IDMITH-G) minel'ejdaathi ilaa rabbihim (m-
l IZ) yensiluune
52 qaaluu yaa weylenaa mem (n-b IQL) be'Athenaa mim (n-m IDMG) merqadinaa (M)
haadhaa maa we'AderraHmaanu we Sadeqalmurseluune
53 in (n-k IKHF) kaanet illaa SayHatew (n-w IDMG) waaHideten (n-f IKHF) feidhaa
hum (m-j IZ) jemiy'Ul (n-l IDBG) ledeynaa muHDaruune

54 felyewme Laa tuZlemu nefsun (n-$ IKHF) $ey'ew (n-w IDMG) we Laa tujzewne illaa
maa kuntum (m-t IZ) ta'Åmeluune
55 inne aSHaabeljennetilyewme fiy $ugulin (n-f IKHF) faakihuun
56 hum (m-w IZ) we ezwaajuhum (m-f IZ) fiy ZiLaalin (n-'A IZ) 'Alel'eraaaiki
muttekiuune
57 lehum (m-f IZ) fiyhaa faakihetuw (n-w IDMG) we lehum (m-m IDMIT-G) maa
yedde'UUne (C)
58 seLaamun (n-q IKHF) qawLem (n-m IDMG) mir (n-r IDBG) rabbir (n-r IDBG)
raHiymin
59 wemtaazuulyewme eyyuhelmujrimuune
60 elem (m-a IZ) a'Åhed ileykum (m-y IZ) yaa beniiiy aademe el (n-l IDBG) Laa
ta'Åbuduu$$eyTaane (C) innehuu lekum (m-'A IZ) 'Aduwwum (n-m IDMG) mubiynun
(L)
61 we eni'Åbuduuniy (T) haadhaa SiraaTum (n-m IDMG) mustaqiymun
62 we leqad eDalle minkum (m-j IZ) jibillen (n-k IKHF) kethiyraa (T) efelem (m-t IZ)
tekuunuu ta'Åqiluune
63 haadhihii jehennemulletiy kuntum (m-t IZ) tuu'Aduune
64 iSlewhelyewme bimaa kuntum (m-t IZ) tekfuruune
65 elyewme nakhtimu 'ALaaa efwaahihim (m-w) we tukellimunaaa eydiyhim (m-w IZ)
we te$hedu erjuluhum (m-b IKHF) bimaa kaanuu yeksibuune
66 welew ne$aaau laTamesnaa 'Alaaa a'Åyunihim (m-f IZ) festebequuSSiraaTa fe ennaa
yubSiruune
67 welew ne$aaau lemesekhnaahum (m-'A IZ) 'Alaa mekaanetihim (m-f IZ)
femesteTaa'UU muDiyyew (n-w IDMG) we Laa yerji'UUne (A)
68 we men (n-n IDMIT) nu'Ammirhu nunekkishu fiylkhalq (T) efeLaa ya'Åqiluune

69 we maa 'Allemnaahu$$i'Åra we maa yenbegiiy leh (T) in huwe illaa dhikruw (n-w
IDMG) we qur'aanum (n-m IDMG) mubiynun (L)
70 liyundhira men (n-k IKHF) kaane Hayyew (n-w IDMG) we yeHiqqalqawlu
'Alaalkaafiriyne
71 ewelem (m-y IZ) yeraw ennaa khalaqnaa lehum (m-m IDMIT-G) mimmaa 'Amilet
eydiynaaa en'AAmen (n-f IKHF) fehum (m-l IZ) lehaa maalikuune
72 we dhellelnaahaa lehum (m-f IZ) feminhaa rakuubuhum (m-w IZ) we minhaa
ye'kuluune
73 we lehum (m-f IZ) fiyhaa menaafi'U we me$aarib (T) efeLaa ye$kuruune
74 wettekhadhuu min (n-d IKHF) duunillaahi aalihetel (n-l IDBG) le'Allehum (m-y IZ)
yunSaruun (T)
75 Laa yestaTiy'UUne naSrahum (m-w IZ) we hum (m-l IZ) lehum (m-j IZ) jundum (n-m
IDMG) muHDaruune

76 feLaa yaHzunke qawluhum (M) innaa na'Ålemu maa yusirruune we maa yu'Ålinuune
77 ewelem (m-y IZ) yeral'insaanu ennaa khalaqnaahu min (n-n IDMIT) nuTfetin (n-f
IKHF) feidhaa huwe khaSiiymum (n-m IDMG) mubiynun
78 weDarabe lenaa methelew (n-w IDMG) we nesiye khalqah (T) qaale mey (n-y IDMG)
yuHyiyl'IZaame we hiye ramiymun
79 qul yuHyiyhelledhii en$e-ehaaa ewwele merrah (T) we huwe bikulli khalqin (m-'A
IZ) 'Aliymun (L)
80 elledhiy je'Ale lekum (m-m IDMIT-G) mine$$ejeril'akhDari naaran (n-f IKHF)
feidhaaa entum (m-m IDMIT-G) minhu tuuqiduune
81 eweleyselledhiy khalaqassemaawaati wel'arDa biqaadirin (n-'A IZ) 'Alaaa ey (n-y
IDMG) yekhluqa mithlehum (T) belaa we huwelkhaLLaaqul'Aliymun
82 innemaaa emruhuuu idhaaa eraade $ey'en (n-e IZ) en (n-y IDMG) yequule lehu kun
(n-f IKHF) feyekuunu
83 fesubHaanelledhiy biyedihii melekuutu kulli $ey'iw (n-w IDMG) we ileyhi turje'UUn.
(IDMG)

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