Surah Al-A'la in Swahili: translation and audio

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Transliteration sabbiḥi is'ma rabbika l-aʿlā

Swahili Litakase jina la Mola wako Mlezi aliye juu kabisa,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Transliteration alladhī khalaqa fasawwā

Swahili Aliye umba, na akaweka sawa,

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Transliteration wa-alladhī qaddara fahadā

Swahili Na ambaye amekadiria na akaongoa,

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

Transliteration wa-alladhī akhraja l-marʿā

Swahili Na aliye otesha malisho,

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

Transliteration fajaʿalahu ghuthāan aḥwā

Swahili Kisha akayafanya makavu, meusi.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

Transliteration sanuq'ri-uka falā tansā

Swahili Tutakusomesha wala hutasahau,

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

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

Swahili Ila akipenda Mwenyezi Mungu. Hakika Yeye anayajua yaliyo dhaahiri na yaliyo fichikana.

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration wanuyassiruka lil'yus'rā

Swahili Na tutakusahilishia yawe mepesi.

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

Transliteration fadhakkir in nafaʿati l-dhik'rā

Swahili Basi kumbusha, kama kukumbusha kunafaa.

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration sayadhakkaru man yakhshā

Swahili Atakumbuka mwenye kuogopa.

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Transliteration wayatajannabuhā l-ashqā

Swahili Na atajitenga mbali nayo mpotovu,

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

Transliteration alladhī yaṣlā l-nāra l-kub'rā

Swahili Ambaye atauingia Moto mkubwa.

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Transliteration thumma lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā

Swahili Tena humo hatakufa wala hawi hai.

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration qad aflaḥa man tazakkā

Swahili Hakika amekwisha fanikiwa aliye jitakasa.

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

Transliteration wadhakara is'ma rabbihi faṣallā

Swahili Na akakumbuka jina la Mola wake Mlezi, na akasali.

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

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

Swahili Lakini nyinyi mnakhiari maisha ya dunia!

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

Transliteration wal-ākhiratu khayrun wa-abqā

Swahili Na Akhera ni bora na yenye kudumu zaidi.

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration inna hādhā lafī l-ṣuḥufi l-ūlā

Swahili Hakika haya yamo katika Vitabu vya mwanzo,

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

Transliteration ṣuḥufi ib'rāhīma wamūsā

Swahili Vitabu vya Ibrahimu na Musa.