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

2 Who created and proportioned

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

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

3 And who destined and [then] guided

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).

4 And who brings out the pasture

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

4 And Who brings out the pasturage,

5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

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

5 And then makes it dark 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 you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

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 Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what 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 make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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

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

10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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

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

11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

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

11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

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

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

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

13 Neither dying therein nor living.

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).

14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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

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

16 But you prefer the worldly life,

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

16 Nay, you prefer the life of this 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 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

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