Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
الذي خلق فسوى
Who measureth, then guideth;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
والذي قدر فهدى
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
والذي أخرج المرعى
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فجعله غثاء أحوى
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
ونيسرك لليسرى
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
He will heed who feareth,
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سيذكر من يخشى
But the most hapless will flout it,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
ويتجنبها الأشقى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
He is who groweth,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قد أفلح من تزكى
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
But ye prefer the life of the world
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صحف إبراهيم وموسى