Al A'la

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

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

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

2 Who creates, then makes complete,

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

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 And Who brings forth herbage,

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

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

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

9 Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

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

10 He who fears will mind,

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

11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

12 Who shall enter the great fire;

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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 And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

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

16 Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

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

18 Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.