Surah 87 / 114 · 19 verses · Meccan
الأَعۡلَىٰ
Al-Ala
The Most High
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Who createth, then disposeth;
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who measureth, then guideth;
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He will heed who feareth,
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
But the most hapless will flout it,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
He who will be flung to the great Fire
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
He is successful who groweth,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
But ye prefer the life of the world
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Arabic text: Tanzil (tanzil.net) · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, QuranicAudio