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