The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest — George Sale Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Most High

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

Praise the name of thy Lord, the most high

Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla

الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Who hath created, and completely formed his creatures

Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

And Who determineth them to various ends, and directeth them to attain the same

Waallathee qaddara fahada

وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ

and who produceth the pasture for cattle

Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ

and afterwards rendereth the same dry stubble of a dusky hue

FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ

We will enable thee to rehearse our revelations; and thou shalt not forget any part thereof

Sanuqri-oka fala tansa

إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

except what God shall please; for He knoweth that which is manifest, and that which is hidden

Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

And We will facilitate unto thee the most easy way

Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Wherefore admonish thy people, if thy admonition shall be profitable unto them

Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

Whoso feareth God, he will be admonished

Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى

But the most wretched unbeliever will turn away therefrom

Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa

الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

who shall be cast to be broiled in the greater fire of hell

Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

wherein he shall not die, neither shall he live

Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Now hath he attained felicity who is purified by faith

Qad aflaha man tazakka

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

and who remembereth the name of his Lord, and prayeth

Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

But ye prefer this present life

Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

Yet the life to come is better, and more durable

Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

Verily this is written in the ancient books

Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola

صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

the books of Abraham and Moses

Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

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