Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who created and proportioned
Who creates, then makes complete,
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who destined and [then] guided
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And who brings out the pasture
And Who brings forth herbage,
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
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 will make you recite so you shall 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.
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We will ease you toward ease.
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
He who fears will mind,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
Who will enter the Great Fire,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Who shall enter the great fire;
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Neither dying therein nor living.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
But you prefer the worldly life,
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.