Surah Al-A'la

سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ﴿١﴾

Sebbihısme rabbikel´a´la

“Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High”

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

Elleziy haleka fesevva

“Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion”

وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٣﴾

Velleziy kaddere feheda

“Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance”

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

Velleziy ahrecelmer´a

“And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture”

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Fece´alehu ğusaen ahva

“And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble”

سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

Senukriüke fela tensa

“By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget”

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

İlla ma şaallahü innehu ya´lemülcehre ve ma yahfa

“Except as God wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden”

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Ve nüyessirüke lilyüsra

“And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path)”

فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Fezekkir in nefe´atizzikra

“Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer)”

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

Seyezzekkerü men yahşa

“The admonition will be received by those who fear (God)”

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ﴿١١﴾

Ve yetecennebühel´eşka

“But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones”

ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Elleziy yaslennarelkübra

“Who will enter the Great Fire”

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

Sümme la yemütü fiyha ve la yahya

“In which they will then neither die nor live”

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Kad efleha men tezekka

“But those will prosper who purify themselves”

وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿١٥﴾

Ve zekeresme rabbihi fesalla

“And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer”

بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ﴿١٦﴾

Bel tü´sirunelhayateddünya

“Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world”

وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ﴿١٧﴾

Vel´ahıretü hayrün ve ebka

“But the Hereafter is better and more enduring”

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

İnne haza lefissuhufel´ula

“And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation)”

صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿١٩﴾

Suhufi ibrahiyme ve musa

“The Books of Abraham and Moses”