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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

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87 Al-'A`lá ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

87:1 سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
87:1 Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High, - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:2 ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
87:2 Who createth, then disposeth; - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:3 وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
87:3 Who measureth, then guideth; - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:4 وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
87:4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage, - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:5 فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
87:5 Then turneth it to russet stubble. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:6 سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
87:6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:7 إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
87:7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden; - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:8 وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
87:8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:9 فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
87:9 Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:10 سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
87:10 He will heed who feareth, - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:11 وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
87:11 But the most hapless will flout it, - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:12 ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
87:12 He who will be flung to the great Fire - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:13 ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
87:13 Wherein he will neither die nor live. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:14 قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
87:14 He is successful who groweth, - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:15 وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
87:15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth, - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:16 بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
87:16 But ye prefer the life of the world - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:17 وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
87:17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:18 إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
87:18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)

87:19 صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
87:19 The Books of Abraham and Moses. - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)