Chapter 87, 19 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Waallathee qaddara fahada
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).
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
And Who brings out the pasturage,
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
And then makes it dark stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakka
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).