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Surah 87 · Makkah · 19 verses · 72 words
Surah Al-A'la word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Surah Al-A'la, “The Most High”, is surah 87 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 19 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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سُورَةُ الأعلى
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ١ ▶
سَبِّحِ sabbiḥi Glorify اسْمَ is'ma (the) name رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord الْأَعْلَى l-aʿlā the Most High
1. Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Roots in this verse: س ب ح س م و ر ب ب ع ل و
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٢ ▶
الَّذِي alladhī The One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created فَسَوَّىٰ fasawwā then proportioned
2. Who created and proportioned
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق س و ي
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ٣ ▶
وَالَّذِي wa-alladhī And the One Who قَدَّرَ qaddara measured فَهَدَىٰ fahadā then guided
3. And who destined and [then] guided
Roots in this verse: ق د ر ه د ي
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ ٤ ▶
وَالَّذِي wa-alladhī And the One Who أَخْرَجَ akhraja brings forth الْمَرْعَىٰ l-marʿā the pasture
4. And who brings out the pasture
Roots in this verse: خ ر ج ر ع ي
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ ٥ ▶
فَجَعَلَهُ fajaʿalahu And then makes it غُثَاءً ghuthāan stubble أَحْوَىٰ aḥwā dark
5. And [then] makes it black stubble.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ ٦ ▶
سَنُقْرِئُكَ sanuq'ri-uka We will make you recite فَلَا falā so not تَنسَىٰ tansā you will forget
6. We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ ن س ي
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ٧ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except مَا mā what شَاءَ shāa wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows الْجَهْرَ l-jahra the manifest وَمَا wamā and what يَخْفَىٰ yakhfā is hidden
7. Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ أ ل ه ع ل م ج ه ر خ ف ي
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٨ ▶
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ wanuyassiruka And We will ease you لِلْيُسْرَىٰ lil'yus'rā to the ease
8. And We will ease you toward ease.
Roots in this verse: ي س ر
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ ٩ ▶
فَذَكِّرْ fadhakkir So remind إِن in if نَّفَعَتِ nafaʿati benefits الذِّكْرَىٰ l-dhik'rā the reminder
9. So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ن ف ع
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ١٠ ▶
سَيَذَّكَّرُ sayadhakkaru He will pay heed مَن man (one) who يَخْشَىٰ yakhshā fears (Allah)
10. He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر خ ش ي
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى ١١ ▶
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا wayatajannabuhā And will avoid it الْأَشْقَى l-ashqā the wretched one
11. But the wretched one will avoid it
Roots in this verse: ج ن ب ش ق و
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ ١٢ ▶
الَّذِي alladhī The one who يَصْلَى yaṣlā will burn النَّارَ l-nāra (in) the Fire الْكُبْرَىٰ l-kub'rā [the] great
12. [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ن و ر ك ب ر
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ١٣ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then لَا lā not يَمُوتُ yamūtu he will die فِيهَا fīhā therein وَلَا walā and not يَحْيَىٰ yaḥyā will live
13. Neither dying therein nor living.
Roots in this verse: م و ت ح ي ي
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٤ ▶
قَدْ qad Certainly أَفْلَحَ aflaḥa has succeeded مَن man (one) who تَزَكَّىٰ tazakkā purifies (himself)
14. He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Roots in this verse: ف ل ح ز ك و
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ ١٥ ▶
وَذَكَرَ wadhakara And remembers اسْمَ is'ma (the) name رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord فَصَلَّىٰ faṣallā and prays
15. And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر س م و ر ب ب ص ل و
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا ١٦ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay تُؤْثِرُونَ tu'thirūna You prefer الْحَيَاةَ l-ḥayata the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world
16. But you prefer the worldly life,
Roots in this verse: أ ث ر ح ي ي د ن و
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ ١٧ ▶
وَالْآخِرَةُ wal-ākhiratu While the Hereafter خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better وَأَبْقَىٰ wa-abqā and everlasting
17. While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ر خ ي ر ب ق ي
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ ١٨ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this لَفِي lafī surely (is) in الصُّحُفِ l-ṣuḥufi the Scriptures الْأُولَىٰ l-ūlā [the] former
18. Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Roots in this verse: أ و ل
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ١٩ ▶
صُحُفِ ṣuḥufi (The) Scriptures إِبْرَاهِيمَ ib'rāhīma (of) Ibrahim وَمُوسَىٰ wamūsā and Musa
19. The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
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