Surah Al-Ala 87:1–19

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Surah 87 · Makki · 19 ayahs · Juz 30 · pages 591–592

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Al-Ala 87:1

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ﴿1﴾

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

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1GlorifyسَبِّحِsabbihiF
2The nameاسْمَismaI
3Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your
4The most highالْأَعْلَىl-a'laIالthe+أَعْلَىMost high

Al-Ala 87:2

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿2﴾

Who created and proportioned

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1The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
2CreatedخَلَقَkhalaqaF
3Then proportionedفَسَوَّىfasawwaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سَوَّىProportioned

Al-Ala 87:3

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿3﴾

And who destined and [then] guided

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1And the one whoوَالَّذِيwa-alladhiCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِيThe one who
2MeasuredقَدَّرَqaddaraF
3Then guidedفَهَدَىfahadaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+هَدَىGuided

Al-Ala 87:4

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ﴿4﴾

And who brings out the pasture

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1And the one whoوَالَّذِيwa-alladhiCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِيThe one who
2Brings forthأَخْرَجَakhrajaF
3The pastureالْمَرْعَىl-mar'aIالthe+مَرْعَىPasture

Al-Ala 87:5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ﴿5﴾

And [then] makes it black stubble.

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1And then makes itفَجَعَلَهُfaja'alahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+جَعَلَAnd then makes+هُhim / his / it
2Stubbleغُثَاءًghutha'anI
3DarkأَحْوَىahwaI

Al-Ala 87:6

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

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

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1We will make you reciteسَنُقْرِئُكَsanuqri'ukaCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+نُقْرِئُWe will make you recite+كَyou / your
2So notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاNot
3You will forgetتَنْسَىtansaF

Al-Ala 87:7

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ﴿7﴾

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

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1ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
2WhatمَاmaI
3Willsشَاءَsha'aF
4Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
5Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
6Knowsيَعْلَمُya'lamuF
7The manifestالْجَهْرَl-jahraIالthe+جَهْرَManifest
8And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
9Is hiddenيَخْفَىyakhfaF

Al-Ala 87:8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿8﴾

And We will ease you toward ease.

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1And we will ease youوَنُيَسِّرُكَwanuyassirukaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نُيَسِّرُWe will ease+كَyou / your
2To the easeلِلْيُسْرَىlilyusraCBIP+Nلِلfor the+يُسْرَىEase

Al-Ala 87:9

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿9﴾

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

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1So remindفَذَكِّرْfadhakkirCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ذَكِّرْRemind
2IfإِنْinH
3Benefitsنَفَعَتِnafa'atiF
4The reminderالذِّكْرَىl-dhikraIالthe+ذِكْرَىReminder

Al-Ala 87:10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ﴿10﴾

He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

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1He will pay heedسَيَذَّكَّرُsayadhakkaruCBFFUT+Vسَwill+يَذَّكَّرُHe will pay heed
2One whoمَنْmanI
3Fears AllahيَخْشَىyakhshaF

Al-Ala 87:11

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿11﴾

But the wretched one will avoid it -

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1And will avoid itوَيَتَجَنَّبُهَاwayatajannabuhaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يَتَجَنَّبُWill avoid+هَاher / it / its
2The wretched oneالْأَشْقَىl-ashqaIالthe+أَشْقَىWretched one

Al-Ala 87:12

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿12﴾

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

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1The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
2Will burnيَصْلَىyaslaF
3In the fireالنَّارَl-naraIالthe+نَارَIn the fire
4[the] greatالْكُبْرَىl-kubraIالthe+كُبْرَى[the] great

Al-Ala 87:13

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ﴿13﴾

Neither dying therein nor living.

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2NotلَاlaH
3He will dieيَمُوتُyamutuF
4ThereinفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هَاher / it / its
5And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
6Will liveيَحْيَىyahyaF

Al-Ala 87:14

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿14﴾

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

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1CertainlyقَدْqadH
2Has succeededأَفْلَحَaflahaF
3One whoمَنْmanI
4Purifies himselfتَزَكَّىtazakkaF

Al-Ala 87:15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿15﴾

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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1And remembersوَذَكَرَwadhakaraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ذَكَرَRemembers
2The nameاسْمَismaI
3Of his LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf his Lord+هِhim / his / it
4And praysفَصَلَّىfasallaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+صَلَّىAnd prays

Al-Ala 87:16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿16﴾

But you prefer the worldly life,

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1NayبَلْbalH
2You preferتُؤْثِرُونَtu'thirunaF
3The lifeالْحَيَاةَl-hayataIالthe+حَيَاةَLife
4Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world

Al-Ala 87:17

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿17﴾

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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1While the Hereafterوَالْآخِرَةُwal-akhiratuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+آخِرَةُWhile the Hereafter
2Is betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI
3And everlastingوَأَبْقَىwa-abqaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَبْقَىEverlasting

Al-Ala 87:18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿18﴾

Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2ThisهَذَاhadhaI
3Surely is inلَفِيlafiCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+فِيSurely is in
4The scripturesالصُّحُفِl-suhufiIالthe+صُحُفِScriptures
5[the] formerالْأُولَىl-ulaIالthe+أُولَى[the] former

Al-Ala 87:19

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿19﴾

The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

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1The scripturesصُحُفِsuhufiI
2Of abrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
3And mosesوَمُوسَىwamusaCBICONJ+PNوَand+مُوسَىMoses

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