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
Who createth, then disposeth;
الذي خلق فسوى
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who measureth, then guideth;
والذي قدر فهدى
Waallathee qaddara fahada
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
والذي أخرج المرعى
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
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
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
ونيسرك لليسرى
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
He will heed who feareth,
سيذكر من يخشى
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
But the most hapless will flout it,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
He who will be flung to the great Fire
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
He is who groweth,
قد أفلح من تزكى
Qad aflaha man tazakka
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
But ye prefer the life of the world
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa