بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ١
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
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ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٢
Who created and fashioned in due proportion,
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وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ٣
and Who determined [the creation] then inspired them,
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وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ٤
and Who brings forth the pasture,
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فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ٥
then makes it into withered chaff.
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سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ٦
We will teach you [the Qur’an], so you will not forget,
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إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ٧
except what Allah wills[1], for indeed He knows what is manifest and what is hidden.
Footnotes
[1] i.e., except what Allah wills to make you forget for wisdom such as abrogating or replacing a ruling by another.
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وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٨
We will guide you to the easy way[2].
Footnotes
[2] To the way of Islam which brings about ease in this life and attainment of Paradise in the Hereafter, or will give you opportunities for righteous deeds that lead to Paradise.
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فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ٩
So remind, if the reminder should benefit[3].
Footnotes
[3] Wherever this Qur’an will be heard.
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سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ١٠
He who fears Allah will take heed,
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وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١١
but the wretched will avoid it,
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ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ١٢
who will enter the Great Fire,
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ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ١٣
wherein he will neither die nor live.
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قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٤
Indeed, he who purifies himself will attain success,
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وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ١٥
and remembers his Lord’s Name and prays.
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بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ١٦
But you prefer the life of this world,
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وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ١٧
even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٨
Indeed, this was in the earlier Scriptures,
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صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ١٩
the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
