The All High (Al-A'alaa)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
۞ Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High, 1 who has created and shaped, 2 Who determines and directs, 3 who brings forth green pasture, 4 Then made it dry and dark. 5 We shall enable thee to recite, and then thou shalt not forget, 6 except whatever God wills; He knows both what is manifest and what is hidden -- 7 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path). 8 So render good counsel if good counsel will avail. 9 He who fears [God] will heed the reminder, 10 And the most wicked will stay away from it. 11 Who will burn in the terrible Fire, 12 where he will neither die nor live. 13 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself 14 and remembers his Sustainer's name, and prays [unto Him]. 15 Nay, but you prefer the present life; 16 but the Everlasting Life is better, and more enduring. 17 Surely this is in the ancient scrolls, 18 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses. 19