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87. Surah Al-A'la The Most High

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  • بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

    Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

    In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

  • 1.

    سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْاَعْلٰىۙ

    Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla

    Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High:

  • 2.

    اَلَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ فَسَوّٰىۙۖ

    Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

    He who created and moulded;

  • 3.

    وَالَّذ۪ي قَدَّرَ فَهَدٰىۙۖ

    Wallathee qaddara fahada

    He who determined and guided;

  • 4.

    وَالَّـذ۪ٓي اَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعٰىۙۖ

    Wallathee akhraja almarAAa

    He who brings forth green pasture,

  • 5.

    فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَٓاءً اَحْوٰىۜ

    FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

    then makes it blackened stubble.

  • 6.

    سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسٰىۙ

    Sanuqri-oka fala tansa

    We will cause you to recite so that you do not forget –

  • 7.

    اِلَّا مَا شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُۜ اِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفٰىۜ

    Illa ma shaa Allahuinnahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

    except what Allah wills. He knows what is voiced out loud and what is hidden.

  • 8.

    وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرٰىۚ

    Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

    We will ease you to the Easy Way.

  • 9.

    فَذَكِّرْ اِنْ نَفَعَتِ الذِّكْرٰىۜ

    Fathakkir in nafaAAati aththikra

    Remind, then, if the reminder benefits.

  • 10.

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ يَخْشٰىۙ

    Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

    He who has fear will be reminded;

  • 11.

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْاَشْقٰىۙ

    Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa

    but the most miserable will shun it,

  • 12.

    اَلَّذ۪ي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْـكُبْرٰىۚ

    Allathee yasla annaraalkubra

    those who will roast in the Greatest Fire

  • 13.

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ ف۪يهَا وَلَا يَحْيٰىۜ

    Thumma la yamootu feeha walayahya

    and then neither die nor live in it.

  • 14.

    قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكّٰىۙ

    Qad aflaha man tazakka

    He who has purified himself will have success,

  • 15.

    وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّه۪ فَصَلّٰىۜ

    Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

    He who invokes the Name of his Lord and prays.

  • 16.

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَاۘ

    Bal tu/thiroona alhayata addunya

    Yet still you prefer the life of the dunya

  • 17.

    وَالْاٰخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَاَبْـقٰىۜ

    Wal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa

    when the akhira is better and longer lasting.

  • 18.

    اِنَّ هٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْاُو۫لٰىۙ

    Inna hatha lafee assuhufial-oola

    This is certainly in the earlier texts,

  • 19.

    صُحُفِ اِبْرٰه۪يمَ وَمُوسٰى

    Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

    the texts of Ibrahim and Musa.