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,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who createth, then disposeth;
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
Who measureth, then guideth;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
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
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
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;
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He will heed who feareth,
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But the most hapless will flout it,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
Who will enter the Great Fire,
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He is who groweth,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
But ye prefer the life of the world
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa