Surah Al-A'la (The Most High)
Surah Al-A'la in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ﴿1﴾
87:1 Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
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سَبِّحِ Glorify · ٱسْمَ (the) name · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · ٱلْأَعْلَى the Most High
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿2﴾
87:2 Who created and proportioned
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who · خَلَقَ created · فَسَوَّىٰ then proportioned
وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿3﴾
87:3 And who destined and [then] guided
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وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who · قَدَّرَ measured · فَهَدَىٰ then guided
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ﴿4﴾
87:4 And who brings out the pasture
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وَٱلَّذِىٓ And the One Who · أَخْرَجَ brings forth · ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ the pasture
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ﴿5﴾
87:5 And [then] makes it black stubble.
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فَجَعَلَهُۥ And then makes it · غُثَآءً stubble · أَحْوَىٰ dark
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾
87:6 We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
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سَنُقْرِئُكَ We will make you recite · فَلَا so not · تَنسَىٰٓ you will forget
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ﴿7﴾
87:7 Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
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إِلَّا Except · مَا what · شَآءَ wills · ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · يَعْلَمُ knows · ٱلْجَهْرَ the manifest · وَمَا and what · يَخْفَىٰ is hidden
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ﴿8﴾
87:8 And We will ease you toward ease.
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وَنُيَسِّرُكَ And We will ease you · لِلْيُسْرَىٰ to the ease
فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ﴿9﴾
87:9 So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
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فَذَكِّرْ So remind · إِن if · نَّفَعَتِ benefits · ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ the reminder
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ﴿10﴾
87:10 He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
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سَيَذَّكَّرُ He will pay heed · مَن (one) who · يَخْشَىٰ fears (Allah)
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ﴿11﴾
87:11 But the wretched one will avoid it -
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وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا And will avoid it · ٱلْأَشْقَى the wretched one
ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ﴿12﴾
87:12 [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
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ٱلَّذِى The one who · يَصْلَى will burn · ٱلنَّارَ (in) the Fire · ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ [the] great
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ﴿13﴾
87:13 Neither dying therein nor living.
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ثُمَّ Then · لَا not · يَمُوتُ he will die · فِيهَا therein · وَلَا and not · يَحْيَىٰ will live
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿14﴾
87:14 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
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قَدْ Certainly · أَفْلَحَ has succeeded · مَن (one) who · تَزَكَّىٰ purifies (himself)
وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿15﴾
87:15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
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وَذَكَرَ And remembers · ٱسْمَ (the) name · رَبِّهِۦ (of) his Lord · فَصَلَّىٰ and prays
بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ﴿16﴾
87:16 But you prefer the worldly life,
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بَلْ Nay · تُؤْثِرُونَ You prefer · ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ﴿17﴾
87:17 While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
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وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ While the Hereafter · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · وَأَبْقَىٰٓ and everlasting
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿18﴾
87:18 Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
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إِنَّ Indeed · هَـٰذَا this · لَفِى surely (is) in · ٱلصُّحُفِ the Scriptures · ٱلْأُولَىٰ [the] former
صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿19﴾
87:19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
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صُحُفِ (The) Scriptures · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim · وَمُوسَىٰ and Musa