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The Qurʾān

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Sūrah 87

al-Aʿlā

The Most High · 19 verses
Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥeem
  1. 1Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Highسَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
  2. 2Who created and proportionedٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
  3. 3And who destined and [then] guidedوَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
  4. 4And who brings out the pastureوَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
  5. 5And [then] makes it black stubbleفَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ
  6. 6We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forgetسَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
  7. 7Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hiddenإِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ
  8. 8And We will ease you toward easeوَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
  9. 9So remind, if the reminder should benefitفَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
  10. 10He who fears [Allāh] will be remindedسَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ
  11. 11But the wretched one will avoid itوَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
  12. 12[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fireٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
  13. 13Neither dying therein nor livingثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ
  14. 14He has certainly succeeded who purifies himselfقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
  15. 15And mentions the name of his Lord and praysوَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
  16. 16But you prefer the worldly lifeبَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
  17. 17While the Hereafter is better and more enduringوَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ
  18. 18Indeed, this is in the former scripturesإِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
  19. 19The scriptures of Abraham and Mosesصُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ