Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى) — The Most High

1. Ayah 1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

   Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High

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2. Ayah 2

   ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

   Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺

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3. Ayah 3

   وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

   and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly

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4. Ayah 4

   وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

   and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture

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5. Ayah 5

   فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

   then reduces it to withered chaff

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6. Ayah 6

   سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

   We will have you recite ˹the Quran, O Prophet,˺ so you will not forget ˹any of it˺

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7. Ayah 7

   إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

   unless Allah wills otherwise. He surely knows what is open and what is hidden

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8. Ayah 8

   وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

   We will facilitate for you the Way of Ease

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9. Ayah 9

   فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

   So ˹always˺ remind ˹with the Quran˺—˹even˺ if the reminder is beneficial ˹only to some˺

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10. Ayah 10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    Those in awe ˹of Allah˺ will be mindful ˹of it˺

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11. Ayah 11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    But it will be shunned by the most wretched

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12. Ayah 12

    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    who will burn in the greatest Fire

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13. Ayah 13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    where they will not ˹be able to˺ live or die

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14. Ayah 14

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    Successful indeed are those who purify themselves

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15. Ayah 15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    remember the Name of their Lord, and pray

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16. Ayah 16

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    But you ˹deniers only˺ prefer the life of this world

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17. Ayah 17

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    even though the Hereafter is far better and more lasting

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18. Ayah 18

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    This is certainly ˹mentioned˺ in the earlier Scriptures—

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19. Ayah 19

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.