Al A'la

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

Yusuf Ali

1 Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,

Shakir

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

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2 Who created and proportioned

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2 Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;

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2 Who creates, then makes complete,

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3 And who destined and [then] guided

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3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

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3 And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),

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4 And who brings out the pasture

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4 And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,

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4 And Who brings forth herbage,

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5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

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5 And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

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5 Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.

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

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6 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

Shakir

6 We will make you recite so you shall not forget,

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

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7 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

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7 Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.

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8 And We will ease you toward ease.

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8 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

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8 And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.

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9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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9 Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).

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9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

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10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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10 The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):

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10 He who fears will mind,

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11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

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11 But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

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11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

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

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12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

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12 Who shall enter the great fire;

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13 Neither dying therein nor living.

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13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

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13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

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14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

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14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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14 He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

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15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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15 And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.

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15 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

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16 But you prefer the worldly life,

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16 Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;

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16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

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17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

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18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

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18 And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -

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18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

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19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

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19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

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19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.