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الأَعْلَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

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
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Praise (and Glorify) the Name of your Lord, the Most High (Rab-Al-A'la)
Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla
87:2 ›
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Who has created, and given form and proper size
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
87:3 ›
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Who has prescribed laws (to live by) and given you guidance (in His Books)
Waallathee qaddara fahada
87:4 ›
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And Who grows the (green and rich) pasture
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
87:5 ›
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And then makes it dry and stalky (with grain)
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
87:6 ›
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
By small amounts We shall teach you (O Prophet!) To declare (the Message), so that you shall not forget
Sanuqri-oka fala tansa
87:7 ›
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Except as Allah wills for He knows what is openly known and what is hidden
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
87:8 ›
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And We will make it easy for you (to follow) the simple (Path)
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
87:9 ›
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Therefore give guidance in case the guidance will profit (the listener)
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
87:10 ›
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The guidance will be received by those who fear (Allah
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
87:11 ›
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones
Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa
87:12 ›
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Who will enter the great Fire
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
87:13 ›
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
In which they will neither die nor live
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
87:14 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But those will prosper, who purify themselves
Qad aflaha man tazakka
87:15 ›
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And praise the Name of their Guardian-Lord and (purify their hearts) in prayer
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
87:16 ›
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But no! You prefer the life of this world
Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya
87:17 ›
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But the Hereafter is better and (it) lasts longer
Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa
87:18 ›
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And this is in the pages (of Books) of the very early (Revelations)—
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola
87:19 ›
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The pages (of Books) of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses)
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

Themes in This Surah

God's Greatness Purification Reminder Most High

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