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 Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord 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 hath created, and further, given order and proportion;

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 hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

4 And Who brings out the pasturage,

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

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

5 And then makes it dark stubble.

5 And then doth make it (but) swarthy 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 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

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 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest 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 will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 He will heed who feareth,

11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

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

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

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

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

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 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

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

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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

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

16 Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

16 Nay (behold), ye 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 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

18 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

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

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.

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.