Surah information

Name

سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ

English name

Al-A'laa

Translation

The Most High

Number

87

Ayahs

19

Revelation

Meccan

Translations

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1

۞ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى 

EXTOL the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's name: [the glory of] the Al-Highest,

2

ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ 

who creates [every thing], and thereupon forms it in accordance with what it is meant to be,

3

وَٱلَّذِی قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ 

and who determines the nature [of all that exists], and thereupon guides it [towards its fulfilment],

4

وَٱلَّذِیۤ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ 

and who brings forth herbage,

5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَاۤءً أَحۡوَىٰ 

and thereupon causes it to decay into rust-brown stubble!

6

سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰۤ 

WE SHALL teach thee, and thou wilt not forget [aught of what thou art taught],

7

إِلَّا مَا شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ یَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا یَخۡفَىٰ 

save what God may will [thee to forget] - for, verily, He [alone] knows all that is open to [man's] perception as well as all that is hidden [from it]

8

وَنُیَسِّرُكَ لِلۡیُسۡرَىٰ 

and [thus] shall We make easy for thee the path towards [ultimate] ease.

9

فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ 

REMIND, THEN, [others of the truth, regardless of] whether this reminding [would seem to] be of use [or not]:

10

سَیَذَّكَّرُ مَن یَخۡشَىٰ 

in mind will keep it he who stands in awe [of God],