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,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
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).
Waallathee qaddara fahada
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who brings out the pasturage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then makes it dark stubble.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
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),
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
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.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
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).
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
He will heed who feareth,
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
He is who groweth,
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
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).
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa