Chapter 87, 19 verses
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Who created and proportioned
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
And who destined and [then] guided
Who measureth, then guideth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who brings out the pasture
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And [then] makes it black stubble.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
And We will ease you toward ease.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
He will heed who feareth,
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
But the wretched one will avoid it -
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Neither dying therein nor living.
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
He is who groweth,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
But you prefer the worldly life,
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.