Surah 87 · Meccan

Surah Al-A'laa

The Most High · 19 ayahs · translation by Pickthall

سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ

Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Al-A'laa · 19 ayahs

87:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

87:2

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Who createth, then disposeth;

87:3

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Who measureth, then guideth;

87:4

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

87:5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

87:6

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

87:7

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

87:8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

87:9

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

87:10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

He will heed who feareth,

87:11

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

But the most hapless will flout it,

87:12

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

He who will be flung to the great Fire

87:13

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Wherein he will neither die nor live.

87:14

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

He is successful who groweth,

87:15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

87:16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

But ye prefer the life of the world

87:17

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

87:18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

87:19

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The Books of Abraham and Moses.