Chapter 87, 19 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
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
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
And Who brings out the pasturage,
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
And then makes it dark stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
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
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
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
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
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
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).