Chapter 87, 19 verses
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
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).
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who brings out the pasturage,
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then makes it dark stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He is who groweth,
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).