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الأَعْلَىٰ

Mustafa Khattab 2018

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
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla
87:2 ›
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
87:3 ›
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Mustafa Khattab 2018
and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly,
Waallathee qaddara fahada
87:4 ›
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
Mustafa Khattab 2018
and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
87:5 ›
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
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then reduces it to withered chaff.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
87:6 ›
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Mustafa Khattab 2018
We will have you recite ˹the Quran, O Prophet,˺ so you will not forget ˹any of it˺,
Sanuqri-oka fala tansa
87:7 ›
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Mustafa Khattab 2018
unless Allah wills otherwise. He surely knows what is open and what is hidden.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
87:8 ›
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
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We will facilitate for you the Way of Ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
87:9 ›
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
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So ˹always˺ remind ˹with the Quran˺—˹even˺ if the reminder is beneficial ˹only to some˺.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
87:10 ›
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
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Those in awe ˹of Allah˺ will be mindful ˹of it˺.
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
87:11 ›
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
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But it will be shunned by the most wretched,
Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa
87:12 ›
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
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who will burn in the greatest Fire,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
87:13 ›
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
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where they will not ˹be able to˺ live or die.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
87:14 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
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Successful indeed are those who purify themselves,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
87:15 ›
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
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remember the Name of their Lord, and pray.
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
87:16 ›
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
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But you ˹deniers only˺ prefer the life of this world,
Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya
87:17 ›
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
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even though the Hereafter is far better and more lasting.
Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa
87:18 ›
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
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This is certainly ˹mentioned˺ in the earlier Scriptures—
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola
87:19 ›
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
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the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
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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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