سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ
Al-A'laa
The Most High
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
“In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.”
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa
Sahih International
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa
Sahih International
Who created and proportioned
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Wallazee qaddara fahadaa
Sahih International
And who destined and [then] guided
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa
Sahih International
And who brings out the pasture
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa
Sahih International
And [then] makes it black stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa
Sahih International
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Illaa maa shaaa'al laah; innahoo ya'lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa
Sahih International
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa
Sahih International
And We will ease you toward ease.
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa
Sahih International
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa
Sahih International
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa
Sahih International
But the wretched one will avoid it -
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa
Sahih International
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa
Sahih International
Neither dying therein nor living.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakkaa
Sahih International
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa
Sahih International
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa
Sahih International
But you prefer the worldly life,
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa
Sahih International
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa
Sahih International
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa
Sahih International
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Sources & Credits
- Arabic Text: Tanzil Quran-Uthmani (Madinah Mushaf script)
- English Translation: Sahih International
- Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy
- Tafsir: Tafsir al-Jalalayn (English)
- Data: AlQuran.cloud public Quran API
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Source: Tafsir al-Jalalayn