Qur’an 2:255
Ayatul Kursi
آیت الکرسی اردو ترجمہ کے ساتھ
Ayatul Kursi (Quran 2:255) in Arabic with Roman, Urdu and English translation, its meaning, and the hadith about reciting it, each with its grading.
By the Darood E Taj project · Arabic checked against several digital editions · Last updated
Ayatul Kursi, the Verse of the Throne, is verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah. It is named after the word “Kursi” (Throne) in the verse. It speaks of Allah’s oneness, His life and His care for everything He created.
The Arabic below is the Uthmani text of the Qur’an, compared letter by letter and vowel by vowel across four digital editions. The Urdu is Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry’s translation and the English is Saheeh International. The Roman is the Tanzil transliteration.
آیت الکرسی سورۃ البقرہ کی آیت نمبر 255 ہے۔ اس میں اللہ تعالیٰ کی توحید، اس کی زندگی، اس کے علم اور اس کی عظمت کا بیان ہے۔ نیچے عربی متن رومن، اردو ترجمے اور انگریزی کے ساتھ دیا گیا ہے۔
Ayatul Kursi in Arabic, Roman, Urdu and English
Ayat al-Kursi
آیت الکرسیQuranic: The words of Allah.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zal lazee yashfa'u indahooo illaa bi-iznih; ya'lamu maa baina aydeehim wa mww khalfahum wa laa yuheetoona bishai'im min 'ilmihee illaa bimaa shaaa'; wasi'a Kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda wa laa ya'ooduho hifzuhumaa; wa Huwal Aliyyul 'Azeem
خدا (وہ معبود برحق ہے کہ) اس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں زندہ ہمیشہ رہنے والا اسے نہ اونگھ آتی ہے نہ نیند جو کچھ آسمانوں میں اور جو کچھ زمین میں ہیں سب اسی کا ہے کون ہے جو اس کی اجازت کے بغیر اس سے (کسی کی) سفارش کر سکے جو کچھ لوگوں کے روبرو ہو رہا ہے اور جو کچھ ان کے پیچھے ہوچکا ہے اسے سب معلوم ہے اور وہ اس کی معلومات میں سے کسی چیز پر دسترس حاصل نہیں کر سکتے ہاں جس قدر وہ چاہتا ہے (اسی قدر معلوم کرا دیتا ہے) اس کی بادشاہی (اور علم) آسمان اور زمین سب پر حاوی ہے اور اسے ان کی حفاظت کچھ بھی دشوار نہیں وہ بڑا عالی رتبہ اور جلیل القدر ہے
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. 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 [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
What Ayatul Kursi says
The verse begins with the oneness of Allah: there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Everything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to Him.
It then says that no one can intercede with Him except by His permission, that He knows what is before and behind people while they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills, and that His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth and their preservation does not tire Him. It ends by calling Him the Most High, the Most Great.
What the hadith say about reciting it
These reports are about the verse itself. Each gives the book, the narrator where the book gives one, and the grading as the source states it.
- After the obligatory prayers: the Prophet ﷺ said that whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi right after each obligatory prayer will have nothing preventing him from entering Paradise except death (an-Nasa’i in al-Sunan al-Kubra, from Abu Umamah; graded sahih in the HadeethEnc collection, no. 10950).
- Before sleep: the Prophet ﷺ confirmed what Abu Hurayrah had been told, that when he goes to bed and recites Ayat al-Kursi, a guardian from Allah will remain with him and Satan will not come near him until morning (Sahih al-Bukhari 2311, 3275 and 5010).
Reports you may have seen that are not sound
Two hadith often repeated about Ayat al-Kursi are graded da‘if (weak) by the scholars of hadith, so this page does not rely on them. One calls it the “master of the Qur’an” (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2878, graded da‘if by al-Albani and others). Another promises protection until evening for whoever recites it with the opening of Surah Ghafir in the morning (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2879, graded da‘if by al-Albani and others).
Questions about ayatul kursi
What is Ayatul Kursi?
It is verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah (Qur’an 2:255), called the Verse of the Throne because it mentions Allah’s Kursi.
What is the meaning of Ayatul Kursi in Urdu?
It says that there is no deity except Allah, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, who is never overtaken by drowsiness or sleep, to whom everything belongs, who knows all things, and whose Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth. The full Urdu translation is on this page beside the verse.
When should I recite Ayatul Kursi?
The hadith on this page mention reciting it after the obligatory prayers (an-Nasa’i, al-Kubra) and before sleep (Sahih al-Bukhari). You can read it at any time.
Is Ayatul Kursi one verse or many?
It is a single verse, 2:255, though it is a long one.
Why is it called Ayatul Kursi?
The verse says “His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth”. “Kursi” is often translated as Throne. The verse is named after that word.