Surah 87 of 114

Surah Al-A'la

سُورَةُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

The Most High · Meccan · 19 ayat · from page 591 of the Madinah muṣḥaf

Also written Al-Aʿlā, Al-A'laa.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

    87:1
  2. ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Who created and proportioned

    87:2
  3. وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

    And who destined and [then] guided

    87:3
  4. وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

    And who brings out the pasture

    87:4
  5. فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

    And [then] makes it black stubble.

    87:5
  6. سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

    We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

    87:6
  7. إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

    Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

    87:7
  8. وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    And We will ease you toward ease.

    87:8
  9. فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

    87:9
  10. سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

    87:10
  11. وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    But the wretched one will avoid it -

    87:11
  12. ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

    87:12
  13. ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Neither dying therein nor living.

    87:13
  14. قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

    87:14
  15. وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

    87:15
  16. بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    But you prefer the worldly life,

    87:16
  17. وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرࣱ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

    87:17
  18. إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

    87:18
  19. صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

    87:19

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