Al-A'laالأعلى

The Most High · 19 verses · Meccan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,Saheeh International

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ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Who created and proportionedSaheeh International

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وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

And who destined and [then] guidedSaheeh International

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وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

And who brings out the pastureSaheeh International

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فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

And [then] makes it black stubble.Saheeh International

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سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

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

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إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

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

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وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

And We will ease you toward ease.Saheeh International

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فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;Saheeh International

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سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.Saheeh International

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وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

But the wretched one will avoid itSaheeh International

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ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

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

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ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Neither dying therein nor living.Saheeh International

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قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himselfSaheeh International

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وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.Saheeh International

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بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

But you prefer the worldly life,Saheeh International

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وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.Saheeh International

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إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,Saheeh International

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صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.Saheeh International

About Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى)

Al-A'la commands: exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High, who created and proportioned, destined and guided. It reassures the Prophet ﷺ that he will be made to recite and not forget, and declares that the successful is the one who purifies himself, remembers his Lord, and prays — while people prefer the fleeting life.

Chapter
87 of 114
Verses
19
Revelation
Makki
Meaning
The Most High

Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-A'la

What does "Al-A'la" mean in English?

Al-A'la (الأعلى) means "The Most High" in English. It is chapter 87 of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-A'la?

Surah Al-A'la has 19 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 591 to 592 of the mushaf.

Is Surah Al-A'la Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-A'la is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.