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Al-A'la

Translation: Pickthall

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High, 87:1

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Who createth, then disposeth; 87:2

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Who measureth, then guideth; 87:3

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

Who bringeth forth the pasturage, 87:4

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

Then turneth it to russet stubble. 87:5

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget 87:6

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden; 87:7

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease. 87:8

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder. 87:9

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

He will heed who feareth, 87:10

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

But the most hapless will flout it, 87:11

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

He who will be flung to the great Fire 87:12

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Wherein he will neither die nor live. 87:13

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

He is successful who groweth, 87:14

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth, 87:15

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

But ye prefer the life of the world 87:16

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. 87:17

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Lo! This is in the former scrolls. 87:18

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The Books of Abraham and Moses. 87:19