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Al-A'laa

The Most High

سورة الأعلى

Meccan Revelation19 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
1

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

Transliteration

Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa

Translation

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

2

الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Transliteration

Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa

Translation

Who created and proportioned

3

وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Transliteration

Wallazee qaddara fahadaa

Translation

And who destined and [then] guided

4

وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ

Transliteration

Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa

Translation

And who brings out the pasture

5

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ

Transliteration

Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa

Translation

And [then] makes it black stubble.

6

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسَىٰ

Transliteration

Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa

Translation

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

7

إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Transliteration

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

Translation

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

8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration

Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa

Translation

And We will ease you toward ease.

9

فَذَكِّرْ إِنْ نَفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Transliteration

Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa

Translation

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ يَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration

Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa

Translation

He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

11

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى

Transliteration

Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa

Translation

But the wretched one will avoid it -

12

الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Transliteration

Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa

Translation

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

13

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Transliteration

Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

Translation

Neither dying therein nor living.

14

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration

Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

Translation

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

15

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

Transliteration

Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa

Translation

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Transliteration

Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

Translation

But you prefer the worldly life,

17

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

Transliteration

Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

Translation

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration

Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa

Translation

Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

19

صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

Transliteration

Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa

Translation

The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.