আল আ’লা (মহান)

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

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

1 Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

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

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

2 Who created and proportioned

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).

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

3 And who destined and [then] guided

4 And Who brings out the pasturage,

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

4 And who brings out the pasture

5 And then makes it dark stubble.

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

6 We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

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

7 Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

7 Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

8 And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

8 And We will ease you toward ease.

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

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

9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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

10 He will heed who feareth,

10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

11 But it will be avoided by the wretched,

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

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

12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

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

13 There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

13 Neither dying therein nor living.

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

14 He is successful who groweth,

14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

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

15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

16 Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

16 But you prefer the worldly life,

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

18 Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

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

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.