Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who creates, then makes complete,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
Waallathee qaddara fahada
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who brings forth herbage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
He who fears will mind,
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
But the most hapless will flout it,
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who shall enter the great fire;
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
He is who groweth,
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ