Al A'la

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1 Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

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2 Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

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2 Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

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3 Waallathee qaddara fahada

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3 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).

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4 Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

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4 And Who brings out the pasturage,

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5 FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And then makes it dark stubble.

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6 Sanuqrioka fala tansa

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

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7 Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

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8 Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

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9 Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).

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10 Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

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10 The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),

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11 Wayatajannabuha alashqa

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11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

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12 Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

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12 Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).

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13 Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

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13 There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

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14 Qad aflaha man tazakka

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14 Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

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15 Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).

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16 Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

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17 Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

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17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

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18 Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

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18 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

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19 Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).