87:1
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Surah 87Meccan19 ayahs
Surah Al-A'la
الأعلى
“The Most High”
About Surah Al-A'la
Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى) is the 87th chapter of the Qur'an, a Meccan surah of 19 ayahs whose name means "The Most High". It was the 8th surah revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. Read it in full below in Arabic with the English translation and phonetic transliteration, listen to the recitation, and start memorising it with SABR.
- Chapter
- 87 of 114
- Verses
- 19
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Revelation order
- 8
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Ayah 1 of 19
87:2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Who created and proportioned
87:3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
Wallathee qaddara fahada
And who destined and [then] guided
87:4
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
Wallathee akhraja almarAAa
And who brings out the pasture
87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
And [then] makes it black stubble.
87:6
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
Sanuqri-oka fala tansa
We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,
87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Illa ma shaa Allahuinnahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
And We will ease you toward ease.1
87:9
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Fathakkir in nafaAAati aththikra
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;1
87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.
87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa
But the wretched one will avoid it
87:12
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Allathee yasla annaraalkubra
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
87:13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Thumma la yamootu feeha walayahya
Neither dying therein nor living.
87:14
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Qad aflaha man tazakka
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
87:15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
87:16
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Bal tu/thiroona alhayata addunya
But you prefer the worldly life,
87:17
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Wal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
87:18
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Inna hatha lafee assuhufial-oola
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
87:19
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Frequently asked about Surah Al-A'la
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-A'la?
Surah Al-A'la has 19 ayahs (verses). It is the 87th chapter of the Qur'an.
Is Surah Al-A'la Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-A'la is a Meccan surah, revealed before the Hijrah. It was the 8th surah revealed.
What does Surah Al-A'la mean?
The name "Al-A'la" (الأعلى) means "The Most High" in English.
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