Chapter 87, 19 verses
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
الذي خلق فسوى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
والذي قدر فهدى
Who measureth, then guideth;
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
والذي أخرج المرعى
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فجعله غثاء أحوى
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سيذكر من يخشى
He will heed who feareth,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But the most hapless will flout it,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قد أفلح من تزكى
He is who groweth,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
But ye prefer the life of the world
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.