Revealed in Makkah, Surah Al-A'la (The Most High) is a beautiful glorification of the Creator, who creates, proportions, determines, and guides, bringing forth green pasture and then turning it dry. It comforts the Prophet with a promise that God will make him recite the Quran and never forget it, establishing that true success lies in self-purification and that this message is found in the ancient scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
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Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Translation
Praise the Name of your Lord, the Most High
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Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
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He who creates and regulates
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Waallathee qaddara fahada
Translation
He who measures and guides
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Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
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He who produces the pasture
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FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
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And then turns it into light debris
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Sanuqrioka fala tansa
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We will make you read, so do not forget
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Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
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Except what God wills. He knows what is declared, and what is hidden
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Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Translation
We will ease you into the Easy Way
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Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
Translation
So remind, if reminding helps
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Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
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The reverent will remember
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Wayatajannabuha alashqa
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But the wretched will avoid it
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Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
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He who will enter the Gigantic Fire
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Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
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Where he will neither die, nor live
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Qad aflaha man tazakka
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Successful is he who purifies himself
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Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
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And mentions the name of his Lord, and prays
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Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
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But you prefer the present life
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Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
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Though the Hereafter is better, and more lasting
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Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Translation
This is in the former scriptures
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Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
Translation
The Scriptures of Abraham and Moses