How to memorize Surah Al-A'la

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Surah Al-A'la: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 87:1

   سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

   Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa

   Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High

2. 87:2

   ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

   Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa

   Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺

3. 87:3

   وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

   Wallazee qaddara fahadaa

   and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly

4. 87:4

   وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

   Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa

   and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture

5. 87:5

   فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

   Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa

   then reduces it to withered chaff.

6. 87:6

   سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

   Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa

   We will have you recite ˹the Quran, O  Prophet,˺ so you will not forget ˹any of it˺

7. 87:7

   إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

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

   unless Allah wills otherwise. He surely knows what is open and what is hidden.

8. 87:8

   وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

   Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa

   We will facilitate for you the Way of Ease.

9. 87:9

   فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

   Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa

   So ˹always˺ remind ˹with the Quran˺—˹even˺ if the reminder is beneficial ˹only to some˺.

10. 87:10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa

    Those in awe ˹of Allah˺ will be mindful ˹of it˺.

11. 87:11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa

    But it will be shunned by the most wretched

12. 87:12

    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa

    who will burn in the greatest Fire

13. 87:13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

    where they will not ˹be able to˺ live or die.

14. 87:14

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

    Successful indeed are those who purify themselves

15. 87:15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa

    remember the Name of their Lord, and pray.

16. 87:16

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

    But you ˹deniers only˺ prefer the life of this world

17. 87:17

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

    even though the Hereafter is far better and more lasting.

18. 87:18

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa

    This is certainly ˹mentioned˺ in the earlier Scriptures—

19. 87:19

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa

    the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.