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Chapter 87·Meccan·19 verses

الأَعۡلَىٰ

Surah Al-A'laa

The Most High

Glorifying the Most High and the success of self-purification.

About Surah Al-A'laa

Al-A‘la, “The Most High,” calls to glorify the name of the Lord and teaches that success belongs to the one who purifies the soul and remembers Allah.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. 1 Al-A'laa 87:1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa

    Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

  2. 2 Al-A'laa 87:2

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa

    Who created and proportioned

  3. 3 Al-A'laa 87:3

    وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

    Wallazee qaddara fahadaa

    And who destined and [then] guided

  4. 4 Al-A'laa 87:4

    وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

    Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa

    And who brings out the pasture

  5. 5 Al-A'laa 87:5

    فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

    Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa

    And [then] makes it black stubble.

  6. 6 Al-A'laa 87:6

    سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

    Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa

    We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

  7. 7 Al-A'laa 87:7

    إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

    Illaa maa shaaa'al laah; innahoo ya'lamul jahra wa maa yakhfaa

    Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

  8. 8 Al-A'laa 87:8

    وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa

    And We will ease you toward ease.

  9. 9 Al-A'laa 87:9

    فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa

    So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

  10. 10 Al-A'laa 87:10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa

    He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.

  11. 11 Al-A'laa 87:11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa

    But the wretched one will avoid it -

  12. 12 Al-A'laa 87:12

    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa

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

  13. 13 Al-A'laa 87:13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

    Neither dying therein nor living.

  14. 14 Al-A'laa 87:14

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

    He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

  15. 15 Al-A'laa 87:15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa

    And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

  16. 16 Al-A'laa 87:16

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

    But you prefer the worldly life,

  17. 17 Al-A'laa 87:17

    وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

    While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

  18. 18 Al-A'laa 87:18

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa

    Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

  19. 19 Al-A'laa 87:19

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa

    The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

Surah Al-A'laa — frequently asked questions

What does Surah Al-A'laa mean?

“Al-A'laa” translates to “The Most High.” It is the 87th surah (chapter) of the Holy Quran.

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

Surah Al-A'laa has 19 verses (ayahs).

Is Surah Al-A'laa Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Makkah (Meccan) surah — revealed before the Prophet’s ﷺ migration (Hijrah) to Madinah.

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