Surah Al-A'la (The Most High)

Verses

1. سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى

   Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High

   87:1

2. ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

   Who createth, then disposeth

   87:2

3. وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

   Who measureth, then guideth

   87:3

4. وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ

   Who bringeth forth the pasturage

   87:4

5. فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ

   Then turneth it to russet stubble

   87:5

6. سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

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

   87:6

7. إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ

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

   87:7

8. وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

   And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease

   87:8

9. فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

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

   87:9

10. سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ

    He will heed who feareth

    87:10

11. وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

    But the most hapless will flout it

    87:11

12. ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

    He who will be flung to the great Fire

    87:12

13. ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ

    Wherein he will neither die nor live

    87:13

14. قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    He is successful who groweth

    87:14

15. وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth

    87:15

16. بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

    But ye prefer the life of the world

    87:16

17. وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

    Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting

    87:17

18. إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

    Lo! This is in the former scrolls

    87:18

19. صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    The Books of Abraham and Moses

    87:19