Al-A'la — English Translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ﴿1﴾

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿2﴾

Who created and fashioned in due proportion,

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿3﴾

and Who determined [the creation] then inspired them,

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ﴿4﴾

and Who brings forth the pasture,

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ﴿5﴾

then makes it into withered chaff.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

We will teach you [the Qur’an], so you will not forget,

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ﴿7﴾

except what Allah wills[1], for indeed He knows what is manifest and what is hidden.

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿8﴾

We will guide you to the easy way[2].

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿9﴾

So remind, if the reminder should benefit[3].

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ﴿10﴾

He who fears Allah will take heed,

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿11﴾

but the wretched will avoid it,

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿12﴾

who will enter the Great Fire,

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ﴿13﴾

wherein he will neither die nor live.

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿14﴾

Indeed, he who purifies himself will attain success,

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿15﴾

and remembers his Lord’s Name and prays.

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿16﴾

But you prefer the life of this world,

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿17﴾

even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿18﴾

Indeed, this was in the earlier Scriptures,

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿19﴾

the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.