Al-A'la

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

   Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa

   Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

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   ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

   Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa

   Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.

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   وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

   Wallazee qaddara fahadaa

   And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).

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   وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

   Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa

   And Who brings out the pasturage,

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   فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

   Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa

   And then makes it dark stubble.

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   سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

   Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa

   We shall make you to recite (the Qur’ân), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),

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   إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

   Illaa maa shaaa'al laah; innahoo ya'lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa

   Except what Allâh may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.

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   وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

   Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa

   And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).

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   فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

   Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa

   Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).

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    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa

    The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allâh),

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    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa

    But it will be avoided by the wretched,

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    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa

    Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).

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    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

    There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).

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    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

    Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islâmic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

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    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa

    And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allâh), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawâfil - additional prayers).

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    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

    Nay, you prefer the life of this world,

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    وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

    Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

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    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa

    Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -

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    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa

    The Scriptures of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and Mûsâ (Moses) (عليهما السلام).