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