Al A'la

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1 Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

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1 Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,

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2 Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

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2 Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;

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3 Waallathee qaddara fahada

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3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

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4 Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

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4 And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,

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5 FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

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5 And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

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6 Sanuqrioka fala tansa

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6 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

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7 Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

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7 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

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8 Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

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8 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

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9 Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

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9 Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).

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10 Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

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10 The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):

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11 Wayatajannabuha alashqa

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11 But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

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12 Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

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12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

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13 Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

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13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

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14 Qad aflaha man tazakka

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14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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15 Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

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15 And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.

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16 Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

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16 Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;

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17 Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

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17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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18 Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

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18 And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -

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19 Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

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19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.