Surah Al-A'laa

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ﴿1﴾

Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿2﴾

Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa

Who createth, then disposeth;

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿3﴾

Wallazee qaddara fahadaa

Who measureth, then guideth;

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ﴿4﴾

Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa

Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ﴿5﴾

Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa

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

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ﴿7﴾

Illaa maa shaaa'al laah; innahoo ya'lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa

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

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿8﴾

Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa

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

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa

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

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ﴿10﴾

Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa

He will heed who feareth,

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿11﴾

Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa

But the most hapless will flout it,

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿12﴾

Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa

He who will be flung to the great Fire

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ﴿13﴾

Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

Wherein he will neither die nor live.

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿14﴾

Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

He is successful who groweth,

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿15﴾

Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa

And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿16﴾

Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

But ye prefer the life of the world

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿17﴾

Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿18﴾

Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa

Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿19﴾

Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa

The Books of Abraham and Moses.