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Surah Al-A'la

Meccan 19 Ayahs Juz 30
الأعلى

Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى) is chapter 87 of the Holy Quran — a Meccan surah of 19 verses (ayahs).

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'miٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
87:1
سَبِّحِGlorifysabbiḥiٱسْمَ(the) nameis'maرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordrabbikaٱلْأَعْلَىthe Most Highl-aʿlā١
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
87:2
ٱلَّذِىThe One Whoalladhīخَلَقَcreatedkhalaqaفَسَوَّىٰthen proportionedfasawwā٢
Who created and proportioned
87:3
وَٱلَّذِىAnd the One Whowa-alladhīقَدَّرَmeasuredqaddaraفَهَدَىٰthen guidedfahadā٣
And who destined and [then] guided
87:4
وَٱلَّذِىٓAnd the One Whowa-alladhīأَخْرَجَbrings forthakhrajaٱلْمَرْعَىٰthe pasturel-marʿā٤
And who brings out the pasture
87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥAnd then makes itfajaʿalahuغُثَآءًstubbleghuthāanأَحْوَىٰdarkaḥwā٥
And [then] makes it black stubble.
87:6
سَنُقْرِئُكَWe will make you recitesanuq'ri-ukaفَلَاso notfalāتَنسَىٰٓyou will forgettansā٦
We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,
87:7
إِلَّاExceptillāمَاwhatmāشَآءَwillsshāaٱللَّهُ ۚAllahl-lahuإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahuيَعْلَمُknowsyaʿlamuٱلْجَهْرَthe manifestl-jahraوَمَاand whatwamāيَخْفَىٰis hiddenyakhfā٧
Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَAnd We will ease youwanuyassirukaلِلْيُسْرَىٰto the easelil'yus'rā٨
And We will ease you toward ease.
87:9
فَذَكِّرْSo remindfadhakkirإِنifinنَّفَعَتِbenefitsnafaʿatiٱلذِّكْرَىٰthe reminderl-dhik'rā٩
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُHe will pay heed sayadhakkaruمَن(one) whomanيَخْشَىٰfears (Allah)yakhshā١٠
He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.
87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَاAnd will avoid itwayatajannabuhāٱلْأَشْقَىthe wretched onel-ashqā١١
But the wretched one will avoid it
87:12
ٱلَّذِىThe one whoalladhīيَصْلَىwill burnyaṣlāٱلنَّارَ(in) the Firel-nāraٱلْكُبْرَىٰ[the] greatl-kub'rā١٢
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
87:13
ثُمَّThenthummaلَاnotlāيَمُوتُhe will dieyamūtuفِيهَاthereinfīhāوَلَاand notwalāيَحْيَىٰwill liveyaḥyā١٣
Neither dying therein nor living.
87:14
قَدْCertainlyqadأَفْلَحَhas succeededaflaḥaمَن(one) whomanتَزَكَّىٰpurifies (himself)tazakkā١٤
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
87:15
وَذَكَرَAnd rememberswadhakaraٱسْمَ(the) nameis'maرَبِّهِۦ(of) his Lordrabbihiفَصَلَّىٰand praysfaṣallā١٥
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
87:16
بَلْNaybalتُؤْثِرُونَYou prefertu'thirūnaٱلْحَيَوٰةَthe lifel-ḥayataٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldl-dun'yā١٦
But you prefer the worldly life,
87:17
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُWhile the Hereafterwal-ākhiratuخَيْرٌۭ(is) betterkhayrunوَأَبْقَىٰٓand everlastingwa-abqā١٧
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
87:18
إِنَّIndeedinnaهَـٰذَاthishādhāلَفِىsurely (is) inlafīٱلصُّحُفِthe Scripturesl-ṣuḥufiٱلْأُولَىٰ[the] formerl-ūlā١٨
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
87:19
صُحُفِ(The) Scripturesṣuḥufiإِبْرَٰهِيمَ(of) Ibrahimib'rāhīmaوَمُوسَىٰand Musawamūsā١٩
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.