Al A'la

1 Exalt 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 created and proportioned

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

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

3 And who destined and [then] guided

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

4 And who brings out the pasture

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

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

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

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

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

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 should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared 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 will ease you toward ease.

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 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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

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

10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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

10 He will heed who feareth,

11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

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

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

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

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

13 Neither dying therein nor living.

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

14 He is successful who groweth,

15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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 But you prefer the worldly life,

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

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

18 Indeed, 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 Abraham and Moses.

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.