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