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,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
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).
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
And Who brings out the pasturage,
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
And then makes it dark stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
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).
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakka
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
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).
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ