Mishkatمِشْكَاة

Surah 87 · Meccan · 19 verses · juz 30

Al-A'laa سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ

The Most High

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ﴿1﴾

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

87:1 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿2﴾

Who createth, then disposeth;

87:2 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿3﴾

Who measureth, then guideth;

87:3 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ﴿4﴾

Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

87:4 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ﴿5﴾

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

87:5 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

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

87:6 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ﴿7﴾

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

87:7 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿8﴾

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

87:8 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿9﴾

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

87:9 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ﴿10﴾

He will heed who feareth,

87:10 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿11﴾

But the most hapless will flout it,

87:11 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿12﴾

He who will be flung to the great Fire

87:12 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ﴿13﴾

Wherein he will neither die nor live.

87:13 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿14﴾

He is successful who groweth,

87:14 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿15﴾

And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

87:15 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 591 · tafsir at quran.com

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿16﴾

But ye prefer the life of the world

87:16 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 592 · tafsir at quran.com

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿17﴾

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

87:17 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 592 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿18﴾

Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

87:18 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 592 · tafsir at quran.com

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿19﴾

The Books of Abraham and Moses.

87:19 · Al-A'laa · juz 30 · page 592 · tafsir at quran.com

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