Surah Al-A'la: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Transliteration sabbiḥi is'ma rabbika l-aʿlā

English Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

1. سَبِّحِsabbiḥiGlorify
2. ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4. ٱلْأَعْلَىl-aʿlāthe Most High

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Transliteration alladhī khalaqa fasawwā

English Who created and proportioned

1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
2. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
3. فَسَوَّىٰfasawwāthen proportioned

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Transliteration wa-alladhī qaddara fahadā

English And who destined and [then] guided

1. وَٱلَّذِىwa-alladhīAnd the One Who
2. قَدَّرَqaddarameasured
3. فَهَدَىٰfahadāthen guided

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

Transliteration wa-alladhī akhraja l-marʿā

English And who brings out the pasture

1. وَٱلَّذِىٓwa-alladhīAnd the One Who
2. أَخْرَجَakhrajabrings forth
3. ٱلْمَرْعَىٰl-marʿāthe pasture

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

Transliteration fajaʿalahu ghuthāan aḥwā

English And [then] makes it black stubble.

1. فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaʿalahuAnd then makes it
2. غُثَآءًghuthāanstubble
3. أَحْوَىٰaḥwādark

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

Transliteration sanuq'ri-uka falā tansā

English We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,

1. سَنُقْرِئُكَsanuq'ri-ukaWe will make you recite
2. فَلَاfalāso not
3. تَنسَىٰٓtansāyou will forget

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Transliteration illā mā shāa l-lahu innahu yaʿlamu l-jahra wamā yakhfā

English Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

1. إِلَّاillāExcept
2. مَاmāwhat
3. شَآءَshāawills
4. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
5. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
6. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
7. ٱلْجَهْرَl-jahrathe manifest
8. وَمَاwamāand what
9. يَخْفَىٰyakhfāis hidden

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration wanuyassiruka lil'yus'rā

English And We will ease you toward ease.

1. وَنُيَسِّرُكَwanuyassirukaAnd We will ease you
2. لِلْيُسْرَىٰlil'yus'rāto the ease

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

Transliteration fadhakkir in nafaʿati l-dhik'rā

English So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

1. فَذَكِّرْfadhakkirSo remind
2. إِنinif
3. نَّفَعَتِnafaʿatibenefits
4. ٱلذِّكْرَىٰl-dhik'rāthe reminder

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration sayadhakkaru man yakhshā

English He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.

1. سَيَذَّكَّرُsayadhakkaruHe will pay heed
2. مَنman(one) who
3. يَخْشَىٰyakhshāfears (Allah)

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Transliteration wayatajannabuhā l-ashqā

English But the wretched one will avoid it

1. وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَاwayatajannabuhāAnd will avoid it
2. ٱلْأَشْقَىl-ashqāthe wretched one

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

Transliteration alladhī yaṣlā l-nāra l-kub'rā

English [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
2. يَصْلَىyaṣlāwill burn
3. ٱلنَّارَl-nāra(in) the Fire
4. ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rā[the] great

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Transliteration thumma lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā

English Neither dying therein nor living.

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. لَاlānot
3. يَمُوتُyamūtuhe will die
4. فِيهَاfīhātherein
5. وَلَاwalāand not
6. يَحْيَىٰyaḥyāwill live

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration qad aflaḥa man tazakkā

English He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

1. قَدْqadCertainly
2. أَفْلَحَaflaḥahas succeeded
3. مَنman(one) who
4. تَزَكَّىٰtazakkāpurifies (himself)

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

Transliteration wadhakara is'ma rabbihi faṣallā

English And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

1. وَذَكَرَwadhakaraAnd remembers
2. ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
3. رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(of) his Lord
4. فَصَلَّىٰfaṣallāand prays

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

Transliteration bal tu'thirūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

English But you prefer the worldly life,

1. بَلْbalNay
2. تُؤْثِرُونَtu'thirūnaYou prefer
3. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
4. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

Transliteration wal-ākhiratu khayrun wa-abqā

English While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

1. وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُwal-ākhiratuWhile the Hereafter
2. خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
3. وَأَبْقَىٰٓwa-abqāand everlasting

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration inna hādhā lafī l-ṣuḥufi l-ūlā

English Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
3. لَفِىlafīsurely (is) in
4. ٱلصُّحُفِl-ṣuḥufithe Scriptures
5. ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā[the] former

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

Transliteration ṣuḥufi ib'rāhīma wamūsā

English The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

1. صُحُفِṣuḥufi(The) Scriptures
2. إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(of) Ibrahim
3. وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa