الأعلى
Al-Ala
The Most High
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
(١) سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
Sabbihisma Rabbikal A’laa
(1) Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
(٢) ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa
(2) Who created and proportioned
(٣) وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Wallazee qaddara fahadaa
(3) And who destined and [then] guided
(٤) وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
Wallazeee akhrajal mar’aa
(4) And who brings out the pasture
(٥) فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ
Faja’alahoo ghusaaa’an ahwaa
(5) And [then] makes it black stubble.
(٦) سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Sanuqri’uka falaa tansaaa
(6) We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
(٧) إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ
Illaa maa shaaa’al laah; innahoo ya’lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa
(7) Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
(٨) وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa
(8) And We will ease you toward ease.
(٩) فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
Fazakkir in nafa’atizzikraa
(9) So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
(١٠) سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ
Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa
(10) He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
(١١) وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa
(11) But the wretched one will avoid it –
(١٢) ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa
(12) [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
(١٣) ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ
Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa
(13) Neither dying therein nor living.
(١٤) قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakkaa
(14) He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
(١٥) وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa
(15) And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
(١٦) بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
Bal tu’siroonal hayaatad dunyaa
(16) But you prefer the worldly life,
(١٧) وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ
Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa
(17) While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
(١٨) إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa
(18) Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
(١٩) صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa
(19) The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.