Palindrome in the Quran Sura 74:3

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This article analyses the supposed palindrome in the Quranic verse 74:3.

Verse 74:3 in the Quran

In context:

74:1 يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ O you who covers himself [with a garment],

74:2 قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ Arise and warn

74:3 وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ And your Lord glorify

74:4 وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ And your clothing purify

74:5 وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ And uncleanliness avoid


The verse 74:3 consists of two words:

  • وَرَبَّكَ - wa-rabba-ka - "and your lord" (literally and-lord-yours)
  • فَكَبِّرْ - fa-kabbir - "glorify" (literally and/then-glorify)

The (non-existing) palindrome

A palindrome is a text that is spelled exactly the same when read backwards. For example the word "rotator":

r o t a t o r (spelled forwards)

r o t a t o r (spelled backwards)


The word rotator

Here is the Arabic text spelled forward and backwards:

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

رِبَّكَفَ كَبَّرَو

w a r a b b a k a f a k a b b i r (spelled forwards)

r i b b a k a f a k a b b a r a w (spelled backwards)


The verse is NOT a palindrome.