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
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
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
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Who createth, then disposeth;
الذي خلق فسوى
Who created and proportioned
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
والذي قدر فهدى
And who destined and [then] guided
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
والذي أخرج المرعى
And who brings out the pasture
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And [then] makes it black stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
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 should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We will ease you toward ease.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
سيذكر من يخشى
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
But the most hapless will flout it,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But the wretched one will avoid it -
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Neither dying therein nor living.
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
He is who groweth,
قد أفلح من تزكى
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
But ye prefer the life of the world
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
But you prefer the worldly life,
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ