Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who created and proportioned
الذي خلق فسوى
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who destined and [then] guided
والذي قدر فهدى
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And who brings out the pasture
والذي أخرج المرعى
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We will ease you toward ease.
ونيسرك لليسرى
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
سيذكر من يخشى
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
ويتجنبها الأشقى
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who will enter the Great Fire,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Neither dying therein nor living.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
قد أفلح من تزكى
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
But you prefer the worldly life,
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ