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