Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
الذي خلق فسوى
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
والذي قدر فهدى
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
والذي أخرج المرعى
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
سيذكر من يخشى
He will heed who feareth,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But the most hapless will flout it,
Who will enter the Great Fire,
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
In which they will then neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
قد أفلح من تزكى
He is who groweth,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
But ye prefer the life of the world
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.