Surah Ala PDF – Arabic Text & English Translation

1

سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ١

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

2

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٢

Who createth, then disposeth;

3

وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ٣

Who measureth, then guideth;

4

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ٤

Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ٥

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

6

سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ٦

We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

7

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ٧

Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٨

And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

9

فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ٩

Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ١٠

He will heed who feareth,

11

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١١

But the most hapless will flout it,

12

ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ١٢

He who will be flung to the great Fire

13

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ١٣

Wherein he will neither die nor live.

14

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٤

He is successful who groweth,

15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ١٥

And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

16

بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ١٦

But ye prefer the life of the world

17

وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ١٧

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٨

Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

19

صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ١٩

The Books of Abraham and Moses.