87:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa
EXTOL the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's name: [the glory of] the Al-Highest,
QUR’AN · SURAH 87
Al-A'laa
The Most High · undefined verses · Meccan
Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
87:2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa
who creates [every thing], and thereupon forms it in accordance with what it is meant to be,
87:3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Wallazee qaddara fahadaa
and who determines the nature [of all that exists], and thereupon guides it [towards its fulfilment],
87:4
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa
and who brings forth herbage,
87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa
and thereupon causes it to decay into rust-brown stubble!
87:6
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa
WE SHALL teach thee, and thou wilt not forget [aught of what thou art taught],
87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Illaa maa shaaa'al laah; innahoo ya'lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa
save what God may will [thee to forget] - for, verily, He [alone] knows all that is open to [man's] perception as well as all that is hidden [from it]
87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa
and [thus] shall We make easy for thee the path towards [ultimate] ease.
87:9
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa
REMIND, THEN, [others of the truth, regardless of] whether this reminding [would seem to] be of use [or not]:
87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa
in mind will keep it he who stands in awe [of God],
87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa
but aloof from it will remain that most hapless wretch –
87:12
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa
he who [in the life to come] shall have to endure the great fire
87:13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa
wherein he will neither die nor remain alive.
87:14
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakkaa
To happiness [in the life to come] will indeed attain he who attains to purity [in this world],
87:15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa
and remembers his Sustainer's name, and prays [unto Him].
87:16
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa
But nay, [O men,] you prefer the life of this world,
87:17
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa
although the life to come is better and more enduring.
87:18
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa
Verily, [all] this has indeed been [said] in the earlier revelations –
87:19
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa
the revelations of Abraham and Moses.
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Qur’an 87:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
EXTOL the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's name: [the glory of] the Al-Highest,
Qur’an 87:2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
who creates [every thing], and thereupon forms it in accordance with what it is meant to be,
Qur’an 87:3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
and who determines the nature [of all that exists], and thereupon guides it [towards its fulfilment],
Qur’an 87:4
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
and who brings forth herbage,
Qur’an 87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
and thereupon causes it to decay into rust-brown stubble!
Qur’an 87:6
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
WE SHALL teach thee, and thou wilt not forget [aught of what thou art taught],
Qur’an 87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
save what God may will [thee to forget] - for, verily, He [alone] knows all that is open to [man's] perception as well as all that is hidden [from it]
Qur’an 87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
and [thus] shall We make easy for thee the path towards [ultimate] ease.
Qur’an 87:9
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
REMIND, THEN, [others of the truth, regardless of] whether this reminding [would seem to] be of use [or not]:
Qur’an 87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
in mind will keep it he who stands in awe [of God],
Qur’an 87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
but aloof from it will remain that most hapless wretch –
Qur’an 87:12
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
he who [in the life to come] shall have to endure the great fire
Qur’an 87:13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
wherein he will neither die nor remain alive.
Qur’an 87:14
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
To happiness [in the life to come] will indeed attain he who attains to purity [in this world],
Qur’an 87:15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
and remembers his Sustainer's name, and prays [unto Him].
Qur’an 87:16
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But nay, [O men,] you prefer the life of this world,
Qur’an 87:17
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
although the life to come is better and more enduring.
Qur’an 87:18
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Verily, [all] this has indeed been [said] in the earlier revelations –
Qur’an 87:19
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
the revelations of Abraham and Moses.