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

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

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

2 Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

3 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).

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

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

4 And Who brings out the pasturage,

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

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

5 And then makes it dark stubble.

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

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

6 We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

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

7 Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

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

8 And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

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

9 Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).

9 Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

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

10 The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),

10 He will heed who feareth,

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

11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

12 Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).

12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

14 Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

14 He is successful who groweth,

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

15 And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).

15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

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

16 Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

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

18 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.