Al A'la

1 Exalt 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,

1 Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

2 Who created and proportioned

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

2 Who creates, then makes complete,

3 And who destined and [then] guided

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

3 And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),

4 And who brings out the pasture

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

4 And Who brings forth herbage,

5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

5 Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.

6 We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

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

6 We will make you recite so you shall not forget,

7 Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

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

7 Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.

8 And We will ease you toward ease.

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

8 And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.

9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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

9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

10 He will heed who feareth,

10 He who fears will mind,

11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

12 [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

12 Who shall enter the great fire;

13 Neither dying therein nor living.

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

14 He is successful who groweth,

14 He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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

15 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

16 But you prefer the worldly life,

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.