Al-A'la

sabbiḥi is'ma rabbika l-aʿlā

[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Most High,

alladhī khalaqa fasawwā

who created [all things] in due proportion;

wa-alladhī qaddara fahadā

who determined their destinies and guided them;

wa-alladhī akhraja l-marʿā

who brought out the green pasture

fajaʿalahu ghuthāan aḥwā

then made it dark debris.

sanuq'ri-uka falā tansā

[Prophet], We shall teach you [the Quran] and you will not forget––

illā mā shāa l-lahu innahu yaʿlamu l-jahra wamā yakhfā

unless God wishes; He knows both what is open and what is hidden––

wanuyassiruka lil'yus'rā

We shall show you the easy way.

fadhakkir in nafaʿati l-dhik'rā

So remind, if reminding will help.

sayadhakkaru man yakhshā

Those who stand in awe of God will heed the reminder,

wayatajannabuhā l-ashqā

but it will be ignored by the most wicked,

alladhī yaṣlā l-nāra l-kub'rā

who will enter the Great Fire,

thumma lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā

where they will neither die nor live.

qad aflaḥa man tazakkā

Prosperous are those who purify themselves,

wadhakara is'ma rabbihi faṣallā

remember the name of their Lord, and pray.

bal tu'thirūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

Yet you [people] prefer the life of this world,

wal-ākhiratu khayrun wa-abqā

even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

inna hādhā lafī l-ṣuḥufi l-ūlā

All this is in the earlier scriptures,

ṣuḥufi ib'rāhīma wamūsā

the scriptures of Abraham and Moses.