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

1 The Most High

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

Strive to raise the Name of your Lord, the Most High. (Establish His Glory on earth (56:96))

Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla

الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Who creates and proportions. (So that all things might become what they are meant to be)

Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

And Who appoints due measure and then shows the way (to all things as to their functions)

Waallathee qaddara fahada

وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ

And Who brings forth the lush pasture

Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ

And then turns it into rust-brown residue. (18:45)

FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ

(O Messenger) We shall teach you thus that you will never forget. (Mankind need Guidance like all things in the Universe do)

Sanuqri-oka fala tansa

إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Allah never Wills you to forget (17:86). Behold, He knows the manifest and what is hidden

Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

And thus We shall ease your way to the ultimate ease. (To the end that you will establish the Qur'an in the society)

Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Therefore, keep reminding, for, the Reminder does benefit

Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

(Behold), he will heed who fears (the consequences of pre-emptive rejection)

Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى

And only the unfortunate will stay on the side-lines

Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa

الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

He who will be cast into the great Fire

Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Wherein he neither dies nor lives. Mere survival

Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Successful, indeed, is he who primes his 'Self' for development. (Living upright, helping others)

Qad aflaha man tazakka

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

And keeps foremost in mind the Name and the Attributes of his Lord and then follows through

Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

But nay, you prefer the life of this world. (Given to instant gains instead of living upright that ensures success in both lives (2:201), (3:147), (4:134), (7:156), (10:64), (17:72), (28:77), (42:22))

Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

Although the Hereafter is better and more enduring

Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

Behold, this has been said in the former Revelations as well. ('Suhuf' = Scrolls = Revelations)

Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola

صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The Revelations of Abraham and Moses

Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

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