Al A'la

Yusuf Ali

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

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

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

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

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2 Who created and proportioned

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2 Who createth, then disposeth;

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3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

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3 And who destined and [then] guided

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3 Who measureth, then guideth;

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

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4 And who brings out the pasture

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4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

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

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5 And [then] makes it black stubble.

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5 Then turneth it to russet stubble.

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6 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

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6 We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

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6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

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7 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

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7 Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

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7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

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8 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

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8 And We will ease you toward ease.

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8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

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

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9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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9 Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

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

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10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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10 He will heed who feareth,

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

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11 But the wretched one will avoid it -

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11 But the most hapless will flout it,

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12 Who will enter the Great Fire,

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

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12 He who will be flung to the great Fire

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13 In which they will then neither die nor live.

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13 Neither dying therein nor living.

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13 Wherein he will neither die nor live.

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14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,

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14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

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14 He is successful who groweth,

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15 And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.

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15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

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

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16 But you prefer the worldly life,

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16 But ye prefer the life of the world

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17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

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

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18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

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18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

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19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.

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19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

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19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.