Surah Al-A'la

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ۝١

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ۝٢

who created all things and gave them due proportions,

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ۝٣

who determines the nature [of all that exists], and guided it accordingly;

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ۝٤

who brings forth green pasture,

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ۝٥

then turns it into black stubble.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ۝٦

[O Prophet!] We shall make you recite the Quran so that you will not forget any of it --

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ۝٧

except whatever God wills; He knows both what is manifest and what is hidden --

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ۝٨

We shall facilitate for you the Easy Way.

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ۝٩

Remind, if the reminder can be of benefit.

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ۝١٠

He who fears [God] will heed the reminder,

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى ۝١١

but it will be ignored by the most unfortunate,

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ۝١٢

who will enter the Great Fire,

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ۝١٣

where he will neither die nor live.

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ۝١٤

He who purifies himself,

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ۝١٥

who remembers the name of his Lord and prays, shall indeed be successful.

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۝١٦

But you prefer the life of this world,

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ۝١٧

although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝١٨

This indeed is what is taught in the former scriptures --

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ۝١٩

the scriptures of Abraham and Moses.