بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
سَبِّحِٱسْمَرَبِّكَٱلْأَعْلَى١
Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
ٱلَّذِىخَلَقَفَسَوَّىٰ٢
Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa
Who created and proportioned
وَٱلَّذِىقَدَّرَفَهَدَىٰ٣
Wallazee qaddara fahadaa
And who destined and [then] guided
وَٱلَّذِىٓأَخْرَجَٱلْمَرْعَىٰ٤
Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa
And who brings out the pasture
فَجَعَلَهُۥغُثَآءًأَحْوَىٰ٥
Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa
And [then] makes it black stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَفَلَاتَنسَىٰٓ٦
Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
إِلَّامَاشَآءَٱللَّهُ ۚإِنَّهُۥيَعْلَمُٱلْجَهْرَوَمَايَخْفَىٰ٧
Illaa maa shaaa'al laah; innahoo ya'lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَلِلْيُسْرَىٰ٨
Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa
And We will ease you toward ease.
فَذَكِّرْإِننَّفَعَتِٱلذِّكْرَىٰ٩
Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
سَيَذَّكَّرُمَنيَخْشَىٰ١٠
Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَاٱلْأَشْقَى١١
Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa
But the wretched one will avoid it -
ٱلَّذِىيَصْلَىٱلنَّارَٱلْكُبْرَىٰ١٢
Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
ثُمَّلَايَمُوتُفِيهَاوَلَايَحْيَىٰ١٣
Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa
Neither dying therein nor living.
قَدْأَفْلَحَمَنتَزَكَّىٰ١٤
Qad aflaha man tazakkaa
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
وَذَكَرَٱسْمَرَبِّهِۦفَصَلَّىٰ١٥
Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
بَلْتُؤْثِرُونَٱلْحَيَوٰةَٱلدُّنْيَا١٦
Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa
But you prefer the worldly life,
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُخَيْرٌۭوَأَبْقَىٰٓ١٧
Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إِنَّهَـٰذَالَفِىٱلصُّحُفِٱلْأُولَىٰ١٨
Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
صُحُفِإِبْرَٰهِيمَوَمُوسَىٰ١٩
Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Surah Al-A'laa (Arabic: سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ) is the 87th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 19 verses and was revealed in Meccan.
This page provides the complete Surah Al-A'laa in Arabic Uthmani script, clear English transliteration for pronunciation guidance, Saheeh International English translation, and interactive word-by-word audio recitation.
The English name translation of Surah Al-A'laa is "The Most High".
Surah Al-A'laa is a Meccan surah.
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