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

1 The Most High

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High

Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla

الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

He creates and shapes

Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

He designs and guides

Waallathee qaddara fahada

وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ

He produces the pasture

Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ

Then turns it into light hay

FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ

We will recite to you; do not forget

Sanuqri-oka fala tansa

إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Everything is in accordance with GOD's will; He knows what is declared, and what is hidden

Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will direct you to the easiest path

Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Therefore, you shall remind; perhaps the reminder will benefit

Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

The reverent will take heed

Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى

The wicked will avoid it

Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa

الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Consequently, he will suffer the great Hellfire

Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Wherein he never dies, nor stays alive

Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Successful indeed is the one who redeems his soul

Qad aflaha man tazakka

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

By remembering the name of his Lord and observing the contact prayers (Salat)

Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Indeed, you are preoccupied with this first life

Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

Even though the Hereafter is far better and everlasting

Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

This is recorded in the earlier teachings

Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola

صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The teachings of Abraham and Moses

Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

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