In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Who createth, then disposeth;
الذي خلق فسوى
Who creates, then makes complete,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who measureth, then guideth;
والذي قدر فهدى
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
Waallathee qaddara fahada
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who brings forth herbage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
He will heed who feareth,
سيذكر من يخشى
He who fears will mind,
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
But the most hapless will flout it,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
He who will be flung to the great Fire
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who shall enter the great fire;
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
He is who groweth,
قد أفلح من تزكى
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
But ye prefer the life of the world
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa