Al A'la

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

1 Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

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

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

2 Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

2 Who created and proportioned

3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

3 Waallathee qaddara fahada

3 And who destined and [then] guided

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

4 Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

4 And who brings out the pasture

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

5 FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

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, [O Muhammad], and you will 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 should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared 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 ease you toward ease.

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

9 Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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

10 Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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

11 Wayatajannabuha alashqa

11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

12 Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

12 [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

13 Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

13 Neither dying therein nor living.

14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

14 Qad aflaha man tazakka

14 He has certainly succeeded 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 mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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

16 Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

16 But you prefer the worldly life,

17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

17 Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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

18 Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

19 Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.