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Al-A‘lā

English Translation - Hilali and Khan

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{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى}

1. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

{الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ}

2. Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

{وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ}

3. And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).

{وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ}

4. And Who brings out the pasturage,

{فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ}

5. And then makes it dark stubble.

{سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسَىٰ}

6. We shall make you to recite (the Qur’ân), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

{إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ}

7. Except what Allâh may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

{وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ}

8. And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

{فَذَكِّرْ إِنْ نَفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ}

9. Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).

{سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ يَخْشَىٰ}

10. The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allâh),

{وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى}

11. But it will be avoided by the wretched,

{الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ}

12. Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).

{ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ}

13. There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

{قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ}

14. Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islâmic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

{وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ}

15. And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allâh), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawâfil - additional prayers).

{بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا}

16. Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

{وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ}

17. Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

{إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ}

18. Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

{صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ}

19. The Scriptures of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and Mûsâ (Moses) (عليهما السلام).

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