Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who created and proportioned
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
الذي خلق فسوى
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who destined and [then] guided
Waallathee qaddara fahada
والذي قدر فهدى
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And who brings out the pasture
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
والذي أخرج المرعى
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
فجعله غثاء أحوى
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,
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
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.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We will ease you toward ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
ونيسرك لليسرى
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
سيذكر من يخشى
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
ويتجنبها الأشقى
Who will enter the Great Fire,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Neither dying therein nor living.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Qad aflaha man tazakka
قد أفلح من تزكى
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
But you prefer the worldly life,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
والآخرة خير وأبقى
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
صحف إبراهيم وموسى