Kitab

الأعـلى

Chapter 87, 19 verses

  • Arabic, with marks
  • Transliteration
  • Yusuf Ali
Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

Transliteration

Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

Yusuf Ali

Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Transliteration

Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Transliteration

Waallathee qaddara fahada

Yusuf Ali

Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

Arabic, with marks

وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ

Transliteration

Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ

Transliteration

FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

Yusuf Ali

And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

Arabic, with marks

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ

Transliteration

Sanuqrioka fala tansa

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Transliteration

Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration

Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Transliteration

Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration

Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى

Transliteration

Wayatajannabuha alashqa

Yusuf Ali

But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Transliteration

Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

Yusuf Ali

Who will enter the Great Fire,

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Transliteration

Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

Yusuf Ali

In which they will then neither die nor live.

Arabic, with marks

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration

Qad aflaha man tazakka

Yusuf Ali

But those will prosper who purify themselves,

Arabic, with marks

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

Transliteration

Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Transliteration

Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

Transliteration

Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

Yusuf Ali

But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration

Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

Transliteration

Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

Yusuf Ali

The Books of Abraham and Moses.

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