Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
الذي خلق فسوى
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
والذي قدر فهدى
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who brings out the pasturage,
والذي أخرج المرعى
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then makes it dark stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
ونيسرك لليسرى
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
He will heed who feareth,
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
سيذكر من يخشى
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
He is who groweth,
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
قد أفلح من تزكى
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
صحف إبراهيم وموسى