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Al-A'laa
سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ
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Arabic: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. Turkish translation audio: Diyanet Vakfı. English translation audio: Ibrahim Walk. These audio translations differ from the displayed Rowwad translation, so wording may vary. Audio loads from Islamic Network only when you start listening.
Translation: Rowwad Translation Center · english_rwwad · v1.0.20 · Sources and edition details
A translation conveys the meanings of the Arabic Quran; it is distinct from the original text and from commentary. Footnotes belong to the translation source.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who created and fashioned in due proportion,
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
and Who determined [the creation] then inspired them,
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
and Who brings forth the pasture,
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
then makes it into withered chaff.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We will teach you [the Qur’an], so you will not forget,
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
except what Allah wills[1], for indeed He knows what is manifest and what is hidden.
Translation notes
[1] i.e., except what Allah wills to make you forget for wisdom such as abrogating or replacing a ruling by another.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will guide you to the easy way[1].
Translation notes
[1] To the way of Islam which brings about ease in this life and attainment of Paradise in the Hereafter, or will give you opportunities for righteous deeds that lead to Paradise.
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
So remind, if the reminder should benefit[1].
Translation notes
[1] Wherever this Qur’an will be heard.
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
He who fears Allah will take heed,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
but the wretched will avoid it,
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
who will enter the Great Fire,
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
wherein he will neither die nor live.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Indeed, he who purifies himself will attain success,
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
and remembers his Lord’s Name and prays.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the life of this world,
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this was in the earlier Scriptures,
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Uthmani v1.1 · © 2007–2026 Tanzil Project · CC BY 3.0. The text is reproduced without changing its letters or diacritics. The opening basmalah is retained where supplied by the source; it is absent at the beginning of At-Tawbah.
Translation publisher: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com · English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center · v1.0.20. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Translation and footnotes are reproduced unchanged.
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