Surah Al-A'la for kids

Surah

87

Verses

19

Revealed in

Makkah

Meaning

The Most High

1. 1

   سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

   sabbiḥi is'ma rabbika l-aʿlā

   Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

   Word by word

   • سَبِّحِsabbiḥiGlorify
   • ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
   • رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
   • ٱلْأَعْلَىl-aʿlāthe Most High
2. 2

   ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

   alladhī khalaqa fasawwā

   Who created and proportioned

   Word by word

   • ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
   • خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
   • فَسَوَّىٰfasawwāthen proportioned
3. 3

   وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

   wa-alladhī qaddara fahadā

   And who destined and [then] guided

   Word by word

   • وَٱلَّذِىwa-alladhīAnd the One Who
   • قَدَّرَqaddarameasured
   • فَهَدَىٰfahadāthen guided
4. 4

   وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

   wa-alladhī akhraja l-marʿā

   And who brings out the pasture

   Word by word

   • وَٱلَّذِىٓwa-alladhīAnd the One Who
   • أَخْرَجَakhrajabrings forth
   • ٱلْمَرْعَىٰl-marʿāthe pasture
5. 5

   فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

   fajaʿalahu ghuthāan aḥwā

   And [then] makes it black stubble.

   Word by word

   • فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaʿalahuAnd then makes it
   • غُثَآءًghuthāanstubble
   • أَحْوَىٰaḥwādark
6. 6

   سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

   sanuq'ri-uka falā tansā

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

   Word by word

   • سَنُقْرِئُكَsanuq'ri-ukaWe will make you recite
   • فَلَاfalāso not
   • تَنسَىٰٓtansāyou will forget
7. 7

   إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

   illā mā shāa l-lahu innahu yaʿlamu l-jahra wamā yakhfā

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

   Word by word

   • إِلَّاillāExcept
   • مَاmāwhat
   • شَآءَshāawills
   • ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
   • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
   • يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
   • ٱلْجَهْرَl-jahrathe manifest
   • وَمَاwamāand what
   • يَخْفَىٰyakhfāis hidden
8. 8

   وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

   wanuyassiruka lil'yus'rā

   And We will ease you toward ease.

   Word by word

   • وَنُيَسِّرُكَwanuyassirukaAnd We will ease you
   • لِلْيُسْرَىٰlil'yus'rāto the ease
9. 9

   فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

   fadhakkir in nafaʿati l-dhik'rā

   So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

   Word by word

   • فَذَكِّرْfadhakkirSo remind
   • إِنinif
   • نَّفَعَتِnafaʿatibenefits
   • ٱلذِّكْرَىٰl-dhik'rāthe reminder
10. 10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    sayadhakkaru man yakhshā

    He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.

    Word by word

    • سَيَذَّكَّرُsayadhakkaruHe will pay heed
    • مَنman(one) who
    • يَخْشَىٰyakhshāfears (Allah)
11. 11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    wayatajannabuhā l-ashqā

    But the wretched one will avoid it –

    Word by word

    • وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَاwayatajannabuhāAnd will avoid it
    • ٱلْأَشْقَىl-ashqāthe wretched one
12. 12

    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    alladhī yaṣlā l-nāra l-kub'rā

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

    Word by word

    • ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
    • يَصْلَىyaṣlāwill burn
    • ٱلنَّارَl-nāra(in) the Fire
    • ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rā[the] great
13. 13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    thumma lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā

    Neither dying therein nor living.

    Word by word

    • ثُمَّthummaThen
    • لَاlānot
    • يَمُوتُyamūtuhe will die
    • فِيهَاfīhātherein
    • وَلَاwalāand not
    • يَحْيَىٰyaḥyāwill live
14. 14

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    qad aflaḥa man tazakkā

    He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

    Word by word

    • قَدْqadCertainly
    • أَفْلَحَaflaḥahas succeeded
    • مَنman(one) who
    • تَزَكَّىٰtazakkāpurifies (himself)
15. 15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    wadhakara is'ma rabbihi faṣallā

    And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

    Word by word

    • وَذَكَرَwadhakaraAnd remembers
    • ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
    • رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(of) his Lord
    • فَصَلَّىٰfaṣallāand prays
16. 16

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    bal tu'thirūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

    But you prefer the worldly life,

    Word by word

    • بَلْbalNay
    • تُؤْثِرُونَtu'thirūnaYou prefer
    • ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
    • ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
17. 17

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    wal-ākhiratu khayrun wa-abqā

    While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

    Word by word

    • وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُwal-ākhiratuWhile the Hereafter
    • خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
    • وَأَبْقَىٰٓwa-abqāand everlasting
18. 18

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    inna hādhā lafī l-ṣuḥufi l-ūlā

    Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

    Word by word

    • إِنَّinnaIndeed
    • هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
    • لَفِىlafīsurely (is) in
    • ٱلصُّحُفِl-ṣuḥufithe Scriptures
    • ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā[the] former
19. 19

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    ṣuḥufi ib'rāhīma wamūsā

    The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

    Word by word

    • صُحُفِṣuḥufi(The) Scriptures
    • إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(of) Ibrahim
    • وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.