Al-A'la
الأعلى
Chapter 87. The Most High
Al-A'la 87:1
سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Al-A'la 87:2
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who createth, then disposeth;
Al-A'la 87:3
وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
Al-A'la 87:4
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
Al-A'la 87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Al-A'la 87:6
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Al-A'la 87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Al-A'la 87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Al-A'la 87:9
فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Al-A'la 87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
Al-A'la 87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
But the most hapless will flout it,
Al-A'la 87:12
ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Al-A'la 87:13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Al-A'la 87:14
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He is successful who groweth,
Al-A'la 87:15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth.
Al-A'la 87:16
بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
But ye prefer the life of the world
Al-A'la 87:17
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Al-A'la 87:18
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Al-A'la 87:19
صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.