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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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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