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
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who createth, then disposeth;
الذي خلق فسوى
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who measureth, then guideth;
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).
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who brings out the pasturage,
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then makes it dark stubble.
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
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 may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
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).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
He will heed who feareth,
سيذكر من يخشى
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
But the most hapless will flout it,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
He who will be flung to the great Fire
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
He is who groweth,
قد أفلح من تزكى
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
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).
But ye prefer the life of the world
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).