Chapter 87, 19 verses
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who created and proportioned
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
And who destined and [then] guided
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Waallathee qaddara fahada
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
And who brings out the pasture
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
And [then] makes it black stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And We will ease you toward ease.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
But the wretched one will avoid it -
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Neither dying therein nor living.
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakka
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa