Al A'la

Shakir

1 Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

Shakir

2 Who creates, then makes complete,

Pickthall

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

Shakir

3 And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),

Pickthall

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 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).

Shakir

4 And Who brings forth herbage,

Pickthall

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And Who brings out the pasturage,

Shakir

5 Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.

Pickthall

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And then makes it dark stubble.

Shakir

6 We will make you recite so you shall not forget,

Pickthall

6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

Shakir

7 Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.

Pickthall

7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

Shakir

8 And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.

Pickthall

8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

Shakir

9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

Pickthall

9 Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).

Shakir

10 He who fears will mind,

Pickthall

10 He will heed who feareth,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),

Shakir

11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

Pickthall

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

Shakir

12 Who shall enter the great fire;

Pickthall

12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).

Shakir

13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

Pickthall

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

Shakir

14 He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

Pickthall

14 He is successful who groweth,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

Shakir

15 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

Pickthall

15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).

Shakir

16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

Pickthall

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

Shakir

17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

Pickthall

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

Shakir

18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

Pickthall

18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

Shakir

19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.

Pickthall

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).