1. Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla
1. Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,
2. Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
3. Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
4. Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
4. And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
5. And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
6. By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
7. Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
7. Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
8. And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
9. Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
9. Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
10. Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
10. The admonition will be received by those who fear ((Allah)):
11. But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
12. Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
12. Who will enter the Great Fire,
13. Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
13. In which they will then neither die nor live.
14. But those will prosper who purify themselves,
15. Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
15. And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
16. Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya
16. Day (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
17. Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa
17. But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
18. Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola
18. And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),-
19. The Books of Abraham and Moses.