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Surah Al-Ala

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Surah Al-Ala is the 87th surah of the Quran. Its name means “The Most High”. It is a meccan surah of 19 verses, opening in juz 30 on page 591 of the mushaf. Below is the full Arabic text in Uthmani script with an English translation for every verse.

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Al-Ala · Meccan · 19 ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى١ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ٢ وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ٣ وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ٤ فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ٥ سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ٦ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ٧ وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ٨ فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ٩ سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ١٠ وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى١١ ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ١٢ ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ١٣ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ١٤ وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ١٥ بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا١٦ وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ١٧ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ١٨ صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ١٩

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Translation, verse by verse
  1. 87:1

    Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

  2. 87:2

    Who created and proportioned

  3. 87:3

    And who destined and [then] guided

  4. 87:4

    And who brings out the pasture

  5. 87:5

    And [then] makes it black stubble.

  6. 87:6

    We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

  7. 87:7

    Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

  8. 87:8

    And We will ease you toward ease.

  9. 87:9

    So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

  10. 87:10

    He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

  11. 87:11

    But the wretched one will avoid it -

  12. 87:12

    [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

  13. 87:13

    Neither dying therein nor living.

  14. 87:14

    He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

  15. 87:15

    And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

  16. 87:16

    But you prefer the worldly life,

  17. 87:17

    While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

  18. 87:18

    Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

  19. 87:19

    The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

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