Al-A'la

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

Sabbihisma rabbikal-a'laa

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

الَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Alladzii khalaqa fa sawwaa

who created and proportioned,

وَالَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Walladzii qaddara fa hadaa

and who destined and then guided,

وَالَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ

Walladzii akhrajal-mar'aa

and who brings out the pasture,

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

Fa ja'alahu ghutsaa-an ahwaa

then makes it dark stubble.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

Sanuqri-uka fa laa tansaa

We will make you recite, [O Prophet], so you will not forget,

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Illaa maa syaa-allaah, innahu ya'lamul-jahra wa maa yakhfaa

except what Allah wills. Indeed, He knows what is open and what is hidden.

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Wa nuyassiruka lil-yusraa

And We will ease you toward ease,

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Fa dzakkir in nafa'atidz-dzikraa

so remind, for the reminder benefits,

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

Sayadzdzakkaru may yakhsyaa

the one who fears [Allah] will be reminded,

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى

Wa yatajannabuhal-asyqaa

but the most wretched will avoid it,

الَّذِى يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Alladzii yashlan-naaral-kubraa

he who will burn in the greatest Fire,

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Tsumma laa yamuutu fiihaa wa laa yahyaa

then neither dying therein nor living.

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

He has truly succeeded who purifies himself,

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

Wa dzakarasma rabbihi fa shallaa

and remembers the name of his Lord and prays.

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوٰةَ الدُّنْيَا

Bal tu'tsiruunal-hayaatad-dunyaa

But you prefer the worldly life,

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

Wal-aakhiratu khairuw wa abqaa

while the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

Inna haadzaa lafish-shuhufil-uulaa

Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,