Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
الذي خلق فسوى
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
والذي قدر فهدى
Waallathee qaddara fahada
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
والذي أخرج المرعى
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
ونيسرك لليسرى
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
سيذكر من يخشى
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
Who will enter the Great Fire,
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
In which they will then neither die nor live.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
قد أفلح من تزكى
Qad aflaha man tazakka
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa