Chapter 87, 19 verses
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who creates, then makes complete,
Waallathee qaddara fahada
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who brings forth herbage,
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
He will heed who feareth,
He who fears will mind,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
But the most hapless will flout it,
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who shall enter the great fire;
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
Qad aflaha man tazakka
He is who groweth,
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.