Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Chapter 87, 19 verses
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
الذي خلق فسوى
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who created and proportioned
Waallathee qaddara fahada
والذي قدر فهدى
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).
And who destined and [then] guided
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who brings out the pasturage,
And who brings out the pasture
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then makes it dark stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
And We will ease you toward ease.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سيذكر من يخشى
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Neither dying therein nor living.
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قد أفلح من تزكى
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
But you prefer the worldly life,
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.