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Surah Al-A'la الأعلى
The Most High. 19 ayahs. Revealed in Makkah.
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High, Read Surah Al-A'la (The Most High), 19 ayahs. Arabic, translation, word-by-word meanings and recitation.
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87:1
سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ١
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
87:2
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٢
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
87:3
وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ٣
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).
87:4
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ٤
And Who brings out the pasturage,
87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ٥
And then makes it dark stubble.
87:6
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ٦
We shall make you to recite (the Qur’ân), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ٧
Except what Allâh may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٨
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
87:9
فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ٩
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ١٠
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allâh),
87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١١
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
87:12
ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ١٢
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
87:13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ١٣
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
87:14
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٤
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islâmic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
87:15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ١٥
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allâh), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawâfil - additional prayers).
87:16
بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ١٦
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
87:17
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ١٧
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
87:18
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٨
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
87:19
صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ١٩
The Scriptures of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and Mûsâ (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
Arabic: King Fahd Complex Hafs text. Translation: Hilali and Khan (QuranEnc.com).