Al A'la

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 has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

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 brings out the pasturage,

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

5 And then makes it dark stubble.

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

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

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

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

10 He will heed who feareth,

11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

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

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

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

14 He is successful who groweth,

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, you prefer the life of this world,

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

18 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

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

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.