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Surah 87 · Meccan · 19 Verses الأعلى
Al-A'la
The Most High
Arabic
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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۞ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High
2
ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who createth, then disposeth
3
وَٱلَّذِی قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Waallathee qaddara fahada
Who measureth, then guideth
4
وَٱلَّذِیۤ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
Who bringeth forth the pasturage
5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَاۤءً أَحۡوَىٰ
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
Then turneth it to russet stubble
6
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰۤ
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
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إِلَّا مَا شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ یَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا یَخۡفَىٰ
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden
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وَنُیَسِّرُكَ لِلۡیُسۡرَىٰ
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease
9
فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder
10
سَیَذَّكَّرُ مَن یَخۡشَىٰ
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
He will heed who feareth
11
وَیَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
But the most hapless will flout it
12
ٱلَّذِی یَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
He who will be flung to the great Fire
13
ثُمَّ لَا یَمُوتُ فِیهَا وَلَا یَحۡیَىٰ
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
Wherein he will neither die nor live
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قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakka
He is successful who groweth
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وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth
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بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡیَا
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
But ye prefer the life of the world
17
وَٱلۡءَاخِرَةُ خَیۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰۤ
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting
18
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِی ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Lo! This is in the former scrolls
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صُحُفِ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
The Books of Abraham and Moses
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