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87. Al-A'laa — The Most High

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 19 sections

1. 87:1

   سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى

   Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

   Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High

2. 87:2

   ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

   Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

   Who createth, then disposeth

3. 87:3

   وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

   Waallathee qaddara fahada

   Who measureth, then guideth

4. 87:4

   وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ

   Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

   Who bringeth forth the pasturage

5. 87:5

   فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ

   FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

   Then turneth it to russet stubble

6. 87:6

   سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

   Sanuqrioka fala tansa

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

7. 87:7

   إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ

   Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

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

8. 87:8

   وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

   Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

   And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease

9. 87:9

   فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

   Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

   Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder

10. 87:10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ

    Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

    He will heed who feareth

11. 87:11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

    Wayatajannabuha alashqa

    But the most hapless will flout it

12. 87:12

    ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

    Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

    He who will be flung to the great Fire

13. 87:13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ

    Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

    Wherein he will neither die nor live

14. 87:14

    قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    Qad aflaha man tazakka

    He is successful who groweth

15. 87:15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

    And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth

16. 87:16

    بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

    Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

    But ye prefer the life of the world

17. 87:17

    وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

    Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

    Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting

18. 87:18

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

    Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

    Lo! This is in the former scrolls

19. 87:19

    صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

    The Books of Abraham and Moses

Qur'an text and translations via fawazahmed0/quran-api; Arabic Uthmani Hafs from the King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex, transliteration from Tanzil.net. Licence: Public domain. Source.