Al A'la

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

1 Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

2 Who creates, then makes complete,

Yusuf Ali

2 Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;

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2 Who created and proportioned

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

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3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

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3 And who destined and [then] guided

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4 And Who brings forth herbage,

Yusuf Ali

4 And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,

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4 And who brings out the pasture

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5 Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.

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5 And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

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5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

6 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

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6 We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

7 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

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7 Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

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

Yusuf Ali

8 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

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8 And We will ease you toward ease.

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9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

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9 Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).

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9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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10 He who fears will mind,

Yusuf Ali

10 The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):

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10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

Yusuf Ali

11 But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

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11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

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12 Who shall enter the great fire;

Yusuf Ali

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

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12 [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

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13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

Yusuf Ali

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

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13 Neither dying therein nor living.

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14 He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

Yusuf Ali

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

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15 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

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15 And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.

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15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

Shakir

16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

Yusuf Ali

16 Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;

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16 But you prefer the worldly life,

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17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

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17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

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18 And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -

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18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

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19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.

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19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

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19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.