Al A'la

Yusuf Ali

1 Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,

Transliteration

1 Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

Shakir

1 Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

Yusuf Ali

2 Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;

Transliteration

2 Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

Shakir

2 Who creates, then makes complete,

Pickthall

2 Who createth, then disposeth;

Yusuf Ali

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

Transliteration

3 Waallathee qaddara fahada

Shakir

3 And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),

Pickthall

3 Who measureth, then guideth;

Yusuf Ali

4 And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,

Transliteration

4 Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

Shakir

4 And Who brings forth herbage,

Pickthall

4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

Yusuf Ali

5 And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

Transliteration

5 FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

Shakir

5 Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.

Pickthall

5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

Yusuf Ali

6 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

Transliteration

6 Sanuqrioka fala tansa

Shakir

6 We will make you recite so you shall not forget,

Pickthall

6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

Yusuf Ali

7 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

Transliteration

7 Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

Shakir

7 Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.

Pickthall

7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

Yusuf Ali

8 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

Transliteration

8 Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

Shakir

8 And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.

Pickthall

8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

Yusuf Ali

9 Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).

Transliteration

9 Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

Shakir

9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

Pickthall

9 Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

Yusuf Ali

10 The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):

Transliteration

10 Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

Shakir

10 He who fears will mind,

Pickthall

10 He will heed who feareth,

Yusuf Ali

11 But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

Transliteration

11 Wayatajannabuha alashqa

Shakir

11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

Pickthall

11 But the most hapless will flout it,

Yusuf Ali

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

Transliteration

12 Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

Shakir

12 Who shall enter the great fire;

Pickthall

12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

Yusuf Ali

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

Transliteration

13 Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

Shakir

13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

Pickthall

13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

Yusuf Ali

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

Transliteration

14 Qad aflaha man tazakka

Shakir

14 He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

Pickthall

14 He is successful who groweth,

Yusuf Ali

15 And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.

Transliteration

15 Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

Shakir

15 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

Pickthall

15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

Yusuf Ali

16 Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;

Transliteration

16 Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

Shakir

16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

Pickthall

16 But ye prefer the life of the world

Yusuf Ali

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

Transliteration

17 Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

Shakir

17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

Pickthall

17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

Yusuf Ali

18 And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -

Transliteration

18 Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

Shakir

18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

Pickthall

18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

Yusuf Ali

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

Transliteration

19 Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

Shakir

19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.

Pickthall

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.