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الأَعْلَىٰ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Surah 87. The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest (al-A`la)

19 verses Meccan
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1 The Most High
87:1 ›
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Extol The Name of your Lord, The Most Exalted
Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla
87:2 ›
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Who created; so He molded
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
87:3 ›
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And Who determined; so He guided
Waallathee qaddara fahada
87:4 ›
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And Who brought out the pasturage
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
87:5 ›
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then He made it a dark (Or: stubble including all pasturage) stubble
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
87:6 ›
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
We will soon make you read so you will not forget
Sanuqri-oka fala tansa
87:7 ›
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Excepting whatever Allah decides; surely He knows audible speech and what is concealed
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
87:8 ›
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And We will ease you to the Easiest (way)
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
87:9 ›
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So remind, in case the Reminding profits
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
87:10 ›
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He who is apprehensive will constantly remember
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
87:11 ›
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And the most wretched will avoid it
Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa
87:12 ›
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
(He) who will roast in the Greatest Fire
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
87:13 ›
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Thereafter he will neither die therein, nor live
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
87:14 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He has already prospered who has cleansed himself
Qad aflaha man tazakka
87:15 ›
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And who remembers the Name of his Lord, so he prays
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
87:16 ›
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
No indeed, (but) you prefer the present life, (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this world)
Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya
87:17 ›
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And the Hereafter is more charitable (i.e., better) and more enduring
Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa
87:18 ›
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely this is in the earliest Scrolls
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola
87:19 ›
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
The Scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa (Abraham and Moses respectively)
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
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Surah Info

Surah
The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest
Verses
19
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
66

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God's Greatness Purification Reminder Most High

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