Chapter 87, 19 verses
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who createth, then disposeth;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
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).
Who measureth, then guideth;
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
And Who brings out the pasturage,
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
And then makes it dark stubble.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
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 shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
He will heed who feareth,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
But the most hapless will flout it,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Qad aflaha man tazakka
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
He is who groweth,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
But ye prefer the life of the world
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
The Books of Abraham and Moses.