Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High)

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

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

Who createth, then disposeth;

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

Who measureth, then guideth;

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

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

Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

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

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

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

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

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

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

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

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

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

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

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

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

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

He will heed who feareth,

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

But the most hapless will flout it,

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

Who will enter the Great Fire,

He who will be flung to the great Fire

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

In which they will then neither die nor live.

Wherein he will neither die nor live.

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

But those will prosper who purify themselves,

He is successful who groweth,

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

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

And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

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

But ye prefer the life of the world

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The Books of Abraham and Moses.

The Books of Abraham and Moses.