Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
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;
Who creates, then makes complete,
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And Who brings forth herbage,
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
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.
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
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).
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears will mind,
He will heed who feareth,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
But the most hapless will flout it,
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Who shall enter the great fire;
He who will be flung to the great Fire
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
He is who groweth,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
But ye prefer the life of the world
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.