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 thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Who createth, then disposeth;
الذي خلق فسوى
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who measureth, then guideth;
والذي قدر فهدى
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt 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
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
He will heed who feareth,
سيذكر من يخشى
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
But the most hapless will flout it,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
He who will be flung to the great Fire
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
In which they will then neither die nor live.
He is who groweth,
قد أفلح من تزكى
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
But ye prefer the life of the world
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.