Chapter 87, 19 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
الذي خلق فسوى
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
والذي قدر فهدى
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who brings out the pasturage,
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then makes it dark stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
سيذكر من يخشى
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
قد أفلح من تزكى
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ