Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will enter the Great Fire,
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
He is who groweth,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ