Chapter 87, 19 verses
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
الذي خلق فسوى
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
والذي قدر فهدى
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
سيذكر من يخشى
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
قد أفلح من تزكى
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
والآخرة خير وأبقى
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.