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