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English - Chapter 87 - Al-Ala
Translation by John Medows Rodwell — Permalink
Verse 1 — Surah Al-Ala 87:1
PRAISE the name of thy Lord THE MOST HIGH
Verse 2 — Surah Al-Ala 87:2
Who hath created and balanced all things
Verse 3 — Surah Al-Ala 87:3
Who hath fixed their destinies and guideth them
Verse 4 — Surah Al-Ala 87:4
Who bringeth forth the pasture
Verse 5 — Surah Al-Ala 87:5
And reduceth it to dusky stubble
Verse 6 — Surah Al-Ala 87:6
We will teach thee to recite the Koran, nor aught shalt thou forget
Verse 7 — Surah Al-Ala 87:7
Save what God pleaseth; for he knoweth alike things manifest and hidden
Verse 8 — Surah Al-Ala 87:8
And we will make easy to thee our easy ways
Verse 9 — Surah Al-Ala 87:9
Warn, therefore, for the warning is profitable
Verse 10 — Surah Al-Ala 87:10
He that feareth God will receive the warning
Verse 11 — Surah Al-Ala 87:11
And the most reprobate only will turn aside from it
Verse 12 — Surah Al-Ala 87:12
Who shall be exposed to the terrible fire
Verse 13 — Surah Al-Ala 87:13
In which he shall not die, and shall not live
Verse 14 — Surah Al-Ala 87:14
Happy he who is purified by Islam
Verse 15 — Surah Al-Ala 87:15
And who remembereth the name of his Lord and prayeth
Verse 16 — Surah Al-Ala 87:16
But ye prefer this present life
Verse 17 — Surah Al-Ala 87:17
Though the life to come is better and more enduring
Verse 18 — Surah Al-Ala 87:18
This truly is in the Books of old
Verse 19 — Surah Al-Ala 87:19
The Books of Abraham and Moses