Surah Al-Ala - English Translation by Abdul Hye
سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the High
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 1
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who has created everything, and then proportioned them
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 2
وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Who has measured (destinies) and then guided them
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 3
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
Who brings out the pasture (vegetation eaten by animals)
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 4
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ
then makes it dark rubbish
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 5
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We shall make you recite (the Qur’an) so you (O Muhammad) shall not forget it
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 6
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ
except what Allah wills. Surely He knows what is open and what is hidden
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 7
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
And We shall make it easy for you (O Muhammad) to follow the easy way (to do righteous deeds)
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 8
فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
Therefore remind, surely, reminder does benefit
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 9
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ
Whoever fears (Allah) will heed the reminder
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 10
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
and the wretched will avoid it
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 11
ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
who will burn in the great fire
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 12
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ
where he will neither die in it nor live (a good living)
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 13
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Indeed whoever purifies himself shall achieve success
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 14
وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
and who remembers the Name of his Lord and prays
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 15
بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
Nay, (O people) you prefer the worldly life
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 16
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ
although the Hereafter is better and everlasting
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 17
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Surely! This is in the former Scriptures
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 18
صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses
Surah Al-Ala, Verse 19