Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who created and proportioned
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who destined and [then] guided
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And who brings out the pasture
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
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,
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
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.
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We will ease you toward ease.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
He will heed who feareth,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
But the most hapless will flout it,
Who will enter the Great Fire,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
He who will be flung to the great Fire
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Neither dying therein nor living.
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
He is who groweth,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
But you prefer the worldly life,
But ye prefer the life of the world
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.