الأعـلى

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

1 Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

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

2 Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

3 Waallathee qaddara fahada

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

4 Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

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

5 FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

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

6 Sanuqrioka fala tansa

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

7 Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

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

8 Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

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

9 Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

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

10 Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

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

11 Wayatajannabuha alashqa

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

12 Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

14 Qad aflaha man tazakka

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

15 Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

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

16 Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

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

18 Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa