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
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
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
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
But the most hapless will flout it,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
He is who groweth,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
But ye prefer the life of the world
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ