سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
The Most High · al-A'la · سورة الأعلى · 19 ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
who created all things and gave them due proportions,
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
who determines the nature [of all that exists], and guided it accordingly;
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
who brings forth green pasture,
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
then turns it into black stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسَىٰ
[O Prophet!] We shall make you recite the Quran so that you will not forget any of it --
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
except whatever God wills; He knows both what is manifest and what is hidden --
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We shall facilitate for you the Easy Way.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنْ نَفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Remind, if the reminder can be of benefit.
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ يَخْشَىٰ
He who fears [God] will heed the reminder,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
but it will be ignored by the most unfortunate,
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
who will enter the Great Fire,
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
where he will neither die nor live.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ
He who purifies himself,
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
who remembers the name of his Lord and prays, shall indeed be successful.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the life of this world,
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
This indeed is what is taught in the former scriptures --
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
the scriptures of Abraham and Moses.