Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
বিসমিল্লাহির রাহমা-নির রাহি-ম সাব্বিহিস্মা রব্বিকাল্ আ'লা।
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who createth, then disposeth;
আল্লাযী খলাক্ব ফাসাওয়্যা-।
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).
Who measureth, then guideth;
অল্লাযী ক্বদ্দার ফাহাদা-।
And Who brings out the pasturage,
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
অল্লাযী য় আখ্রজ্বাল্ র্মা'আ-।
And then makes it dark stubble.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
ফাজ্বা'আলাহূ গুছা-য়ান্ আহ্ওয়া-।
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
সানুকরিয়ুকা ফালা-তান্সা য়
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
ইল্লা-মা-শা-য়াল্লা-হ্ ইন্নাহূ ইয়া'লামুল্ জ্বাহ্র অমা- ইয়াখ্ফা-।
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
অনুইয়াস্সিরুকা লিল্ইয়ুস্র-।
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
ফাযার্ক্কি ইন্ নাফা'আতিয্ যিক্র-।
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
He will heed who feareth,
সাইয়ায্যাক্কারু মাইঁ ইয়াখ্শা-
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
But the most hapless will flout it,
অইয়াতাজ্বান্নাবুহাল্ আশ্ক্বা
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
He who will be flung to the great Fire
ল্লাযী ইয়াছ্লা ন্না-রল্ কুব্র-।
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ছুম্মা লা-ইয়ামূতু ফীহা-অলা-ইয়াহ্ইয়া-।
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
He is who groweth,
ক্বদ্ আফ্লাহা মান্ তাযাক্কা-।
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
অযাকারস্মা রব্বিহী ফাছোয়াল্লা-।
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
But ye prefer the life of the world
বাল্ তুছিরূনাল্ হা-ইয়া-তাদ্দুন্ইয়া-।
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
অল্ আ-খিরতু খাইরুঁও ওয়া আব্ক্ব- ।
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
ইন্না হা-যা-লাফিছ্ ছুহুফিল্ ঊলা-।
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
ছুহুফি ইব্রা-হীমা অমূসা-।