Al A'la

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

1 Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

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

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

2 Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

2 Who creates, then makes complete,

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

3 Waallathee qaddara fahada

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

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

4 Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

4 And Who brings forth herbage,

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

5 FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

5 Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.

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

6 Sanuqrioka fala tansa

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

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

7 Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

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

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

8 Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

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

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

9 Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

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

10 Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

10 He who fears will mind,

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

11 Wayatajannabuha alashqa

11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

12 Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

12 Who shall enter the great fire;

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

14 Qad aflaha man tazakka

14 He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

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

15 Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

15 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

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

16 Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

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

18 Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.