Chapter 87, 19 verses
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
الذي خلق فسوى
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
والذي قدر فهدى
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
سيذكر من يخشى
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the Great Fire,
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
In which they will then neither die nor live.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
قد أفلح من تزكى
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
والآخرة خير وأبقى
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.