Chapter 87, 19 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
الذي خلق فسوى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
والذي قدر فهدى
Who measureth, then guideth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
والذي أخرج المرعى
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
فجعله غثاء أحوى
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
سيذكر من يخشى
He will heed who feareth,
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will enter the Great Fire,
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
قد أفلح من تزكى
He is who groweth,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.