87. Sūrah al-A‘lā (The Most High) – The Noble Qur’an

87:1

سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى

Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

87:2

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

87:3

وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).

87:4

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ

And Who brings out the pasturage,

87:5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ

And then makes it dark stubble.

87:6

سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

We shall make you to recite (the Qur’ân), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

87:7

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ

Except what Allâh may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

87:8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

87:9

فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).

87:10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ

The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allâh),

87:11

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

But it will be avoided by the wretched,

87:12

ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).

87:13

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ

There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

87:14

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islâmic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

87:15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allâh), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawâfil – additional prayers).

87:16

بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

87:17

وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

87:18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

Verily, this is in the former Scriptures –

87:19

صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The Scriptures of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and Mûsâ (Moses) (عليهما السلام).