Ayat al-Kursi: text, translation, and when to recite it
Ayat al-Kursi (Quran 2:255): the Arabic text with a word-by-word translation, audio, and the three occasions the Sunnah appoints for it — after the prayer, morning and evening, and before sleep.
Ayat al-Kursi is the two hundred and fifty-fifth verse of Surah Al-Baqarah, named after the word kursi, the footstool of the Throne. The Prophet ﷺ called it the greatest verse in the Book of Allah.
It appears three times in this collection, and that is not repetition: the Sunnah appoints three different times for it. It is recited after every obligatory prayer, said morning and evening, and read before sleep — of which it is said that a guardian from Allah remains with the reciter and no devil approaches him until morning [al-Bukhari 2311].
Below is the verse itself with its Arabic text, word-by-word translation and audio, together with the chapters where it stands in its place among the remembrances.
Chapters in this category
Supplications from the Quran
Related categories
- Morning and evening adhkarMorning and evening adhkar — a collection of duas and remembrances of Allah to be recited after Fajr and after Asr, with Arabic text, translation, and audio.
- Duas before sleep and upon waking upDuas and adhkar to recite before sleep and upon waking, including Ayat al-Kursi, al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, and an-Nas with translation and audio.
- Daily duas — clothing, home, and the streetDuas when dressing and undressing, entering and leaving the home, and using the toilet — the complete set of everyday adhkar.
- Duas for wudu and prayerAdhkar before and after ablution (wudu), and all duas inside prayer — from takbir to salam, including sujood, ruku, tashahhud, and salawat on the Prophet ﷺ.
- Duas before and after eatingAdhkar before eating, after eating, when drinking, for the host, for the one who gave you drink, for iftar at someone's home, and for the first fruits of the season.
- Duas for travelThe complete traveler's duas: before setting out, on mounting, on ascents and descents, on entering a town, on stopping, and on returning home.