Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-A'la)
Ayah 1
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى
Glorify (the) name (of) your Lord the Most High
Ayah 2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
The One Who created then proportioned
Ayah 3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
And the One Who measured then guided
Ayah 4
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
And the One Who brings forth the pasture
Ayah 5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
And then makes it stubble dark
Ayah 6
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We will make you recite so not you will forget
Ayah 7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Except what wills Allah Indeed, He knows the manifest and what is hidden
Ayah 8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And We will ease you to the ease
Ayah 9
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
So remind if benefits the reminder
Ayah 10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
He will pay heed (one) who fears (Allah)
Ayah 11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
And will avoid it the wretched one
Ayah 12
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
The one who will burn (in) the Fire [the] great
Ayah 13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Then not he will die therein and not will live
Ayah 14
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Certainly has succeeded (one) who purifies (himself)
Ayah 15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And remembers (the) name (of) his Lord and prays
Ayah 16
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Nay You prefer the life (of) the world
Ayah 17
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
While the Hereafter (is) better and everlasting
Ayah 18
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Indeed this surely (is) in the Scriptures [the] former
Ayah 19
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
(The) Scriptures (of) Ibrahim and Musa
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-A'la?
Surat Al-A'la (الأعلى) has 19 verses.
Was Surat Al-A'la revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-A'la was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-A'la on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-A'la spans pages 591 to 592.
What is Surat Al-A'la about?
The Surah takes its name from the word al-A`la in the very first verse.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.