Rub El Hizb 237

One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)

surah087
87:1
سَبِّحِ
sabbihi
Glorify
ٱسۡمَ
is'ma
(the) name
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
al-a'la
the Most High
١

[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Most High

Translation 1260

87:2
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
The One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
فَسَوَّىٰ
fasawwa
then proportioned
٢

who created [all things] in due proportion

Translation 1260

87:3
وَٱلَّذِي
wa-alladhi
And the One Who
قَدَّرَ
qaddara
measured
فَهَدَىٰ
fahada
then guided
٣

who determined their destinies and guided them

Translation 1260

87:4
وَٱلَّذِيٓ
wa-alladhi
And the One Who
أَخۡرَجَ
akhraja
brings forth
ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
al-mar'a
the pasture
٤

who brought out the green pasture

Translation 1260

87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ
faja'alahu
And then makes it
غُثَآءً
ghuthaan
stubble
أَحۡوَىٰ
ahwa
dark
٥

then made it dark debris

Translation 1260

87:6
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ
sanuq'ri-uka
We will make you recite
فَلَا
fala
so not
تَنسَىٰٓ
tansa
you will forget
٦

[Prophet], We shall teach you [the Quran] and you will not forget––

Translation 1260

87:7
إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَا
ma
what
شَآءَ
shaa
wills
ٱللَّهُۚ
al-lahu
Allah
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
knows
ٱلۡجَهۡرَ
al-jahra
the manifest
وَمَا
wama
and what
يَخۡفَىٰ
yakhfa
is hidden
٧

unless God wishes; He knows both what is open and what is hidden––

Translation 1260

87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ
wanuyassiruka
And We will ease you
لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
lil'yus'ra
to the ease
٨

We shall show you the easy way

Translation 1260

87:9
فَذَكِّرۡ
fadhakkir
So remind
إِن
in
if
نَّفَعَتِ
nafa'ati
benefits
ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
al-dhik'ra
the reminder
٩

So remind, if reminding will help

Translation 1260

87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ
sayadhakkaru
He will pay heed
مَن
man
(one) who
يَخۡشَىٰ
yakhsha
fears (Allah)
١٠

Those who stand in awe of God will heed the reminder

Translation 1260

87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا
wayatajannabuha
And will avoid it
ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
al-ashqa
the wretched one
١١

but it will be ignored by the most wicked

Translation 1260

87:12
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
The one who
يَصۡلَى
yasla
will burn
ٱلنَّارَ
al-nara
(in) the Fire
ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
al-kub'ra
[the] great
١٢

who will enter the Great Fire

Translation 1260

87:13
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
la
not
يَمُوتُ
yamutu
he will die
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَحۡيَىٰ
yahya
will live
١٣

where they will neither die nor live

Translation 1260

87:14
قَدۡ
qad
Certainly
أَفۡلَحَ
aflaha
has succeeded
مَن
man
(one) who
تَزَكَّىٰ
tazakka
purifies (himself)
١٤

Prosperous are those who purify themselves

Translation 1260

87:15
وَذَكَرَ
wadhakara
And remembers
ٱسۡمَ
is'ma
(the) name
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
(of) his Lord
فَصَلَّىٰ
fasalla
and prays
١٥

remember the name of their Lord, and pray

Translation 1260

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87:16
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
تُؤۡثِرُونَ
tu'thiruna
You prefer
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ
al-hayata
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
١٦

Yet you [people] prefer the life of this world

Translation 1260

87:17
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ
wal-akhiratu
While the Hereafter
خَيۡرٞ
khayrun
(is) better
وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ
wa-abqa
and everlasting
١٧

even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting

Translation 1260

87:18
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَٰذَا
hadha
this
لَفِي
lafi
surely (is) in
ٱلصُّحُفِ
al-suhufi
the Scriptures
ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
al-ula
[the] former
١٨

All this is in the earlier scriptures

Translation 1260

87:19
صُحُفِ
suhufi
(The) Scriptures
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rahima
(of) Ibrahim
وَمُوسَىٰ
wamusa
and Musa
١٩

the scriptures of Abraham and Moses

Translation 1260

88:1
هَلۡ
hal
Has
أَتَىٰكَ
ataka
(there) come to you
حَدِيثُ
hadithu
(the) news
ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ
al-ghashiyati
(of) the Overwhelming
١

Have you heard tell [Prophet] about the Overwhelming Event

Translation 1260

88:2
وُجُوهٞ
wujuhun
Faces
يَوۡمَئِذٍ
yawma-idhin
that Day
خَٰشِعَةٌ
khashi'atun
(will be) humbled
٢

On that Day, there will be downcast faces

Translation 1260

88:3
عَامِلَةٞ
amilatun
Laboring
نَّاصِبَةٞ
nasibatun
exhausted
٣

toiling and weary

Translation 1260

88:4
تَصۡلَىٰ
tasla
They will burn
نَارًا
naran
(in) a Fire
حَامِيَةٗ
hamiyatan
intensely hot
٤

as they enter the blazing Fire

Translation 1260

88:5
تُسۡقَىٰ
tus'qa
They will be given to drink
مِنۡ
min
from
عَيۡنٍ
aynin
a spring
ءَانِيَةٖ
aniyatin
boiling
٥

and are forced to drink from a boiling spring

Translation 1260

88:6
لَّيۡسَ
laysa
Not is
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
طَعَامٌ
ta'amun
food
إِلَّا
illa
except
مِن
min
from
ضَرِيعٖ
dari'in
a bitter thorny plant
٦

with no food for them except bitter dry thorns

Translation 1260

88:7
لَّا
la
Not
يُسۡمِنُ
yus'minu
it nourishes
وَلَا
wala
and not
يُغۡنِي
yugh'ni
it avails
مِن
min
from
جُوعٖ
ju'in
hunger
٧

that neither nourish nor satisfy hunger

Translation 1260

88:8
وُجُوهٞ
wujuhun
Faces
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
that Day
نَّاعِمَةٞ
na'imatun
(will be) joyful
٨

On that Day there will also be faces radiant with bliss

Translation 1260

88:9
لِّسَعۡيِهَا
lisa'yiha
With their effort
رَاضِيَةٞ
radiyatun
satisfied
٩

well pleased with their labour

Translation 1260

88:10
فِي
fi
In
جَنَّةٍ
jannatin
a garden
عَالِيَةٖ
aliyatin
elevated
١٠

in a lofty garden

Translation 1260

88:11
لَّا
la
Not
تَسۡمَعُ
tasma'u
they will hear
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
لَٰغِيَةٗ
laghiyatan
vain talk
١١

where they will hear no idle talk

Translation 1260

88:12
فِيهَا
fiha
Therein
عَيۡنٞ
aynun
(will be) a spring
جَارِيَةٞ
jariyatun
flowing
١٢

with a flowing spring

Translation 1260

88:13
فِيهَا
fiha
Therein
سُرُرٞ
sururun
(will be) thrones
مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ
marfu'atun
raised high
١٣

raised couches

Translation 1260

88:14
وَأَكۡوَابٞ
wa-akwabun
And cups
مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ
mawdu'atun
put in place
١٤

goblets placed before them

Translation 1260

88:15
وَنَمَارِقُ
wanamariqu
And cushions
مَصۡفُوفَةٞ
masfufatun
lined up
١٥

cushions set in rows

Translation 1260

88:16
وَزَرَابِيُّ
wazarabiyyu
And carpets
مَبۡثُوثَةٌ
mabthuthatun
spread out
١٦

and carpets spread

Translation 1260

88:17
أَفَلَا
afala
Then do not
يَنظُرُونَ
yanzuruna
they look
إِلَى
ila
towards
ٱلۡإِبِلِ
al-ibili
the camels
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
خُلِقَتۡ
khuliqat
they are created
١٧

Do the disbelievers not see how rain clouds are formed

Translation 1260

88:18
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And towards
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
رُفِعَتۡ
rufi'at
it is raised
١٨

how the heavens are lifted

Translation 1260

88:19
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And towards
ٱلۡجِبَالِ
al-jibali
the mountains
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
نُصِبَتۡ
nusibat
they are fixed
١٩

how the mountains are raised high

Translation 1260

88:20
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And towards
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
سُطِحَتۡ
sutihat
it is spread out
٢٠

how the earth is spread out

Translation 1260

88:21
فَذَكِّرۡ
fadhakkir
So remind
إِنَّمَآ
innama
only
أَنتَ
anta
you
مُذَكِّرٞ
mudhakkirun
(are) a reminder
٢١

So [Prophet] warn them: your only task is to give warning

Translation 1260

88:22
لَّسۡتَ
lasta
You are not
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
over them
بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ
bimusaytirin
a controller
٢٢

you are not there to control them

Translation 1260

88:23
إِلَّا
illa
But
مَن
man
whoever
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawalla
turns away
وَكَفَرَ
wakafara
and disbelieves
٢٣

As for those who turn away and disbelieve

Translation 1260

88:24
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ
fayu'adhibuhu
Then will punish him
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
al-'adhaba
(with) the punishment
ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ
al-akbara
greatest
٢٤

God will inflict the greatest torment upon them

Translation 1260

88:25
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
إِلَيۡنَآ
ilayna
to Us
إِيَابَهُمۡ
iyabahum
(will be) their return
٢٥

It is to Us they will return

Translation 1260

88:26
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
عَلَيۡنَا
alayna
upon Us
حِسَابَهُم
hisabahum
(is) their account
٢٦

and then it is for Us to call them to account

Translation 1260

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89:1
وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ
wal-fajri
By the dawn
١

By the Daybreak

Translation 1260

89:2
وَلَيَالٍ
walayalin
And the nights
عَشۡرٖ
ashrin
ten
٢

by the Ten Nights

Translation 1260

89:3
وَٱلشَّفۡعِ
wal-shaf'i
And the even
وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ
wal-watri
and the odd
٣

by the even and the odd

Translation 1260

89:4
وَٱلَّيۡلِ
wa-al-layli
And the night
إِذَا
idha
when
يَسۡرِ
yasri
it passes
٤

by the passing night––

Translation 1260

89:5
هَلۡ
hal
Is
فِي
fi
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
قَسَمٞ
qasamun
(not) an oath
لِّذِي
lidhi
for those
حِجۡرٍ
hij'rin
who understand
٥

is this oath strong enough for a rational person

Translation 1260

89:6
أَلَمۡ
alam
Did not
تَرَ
tara
you see
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
فَعَلَ
fa'ala
dealt
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
بِعَادٍ
bi'adin
with Aad
٦

Have you [Prophet] considered how your Lord dealt with [the people] of 'Ad

Translation 1260

89:7
إِرَمَ
irama
Iram
ذَاتِ
dhati
possessors (of)
ٱلۡعِمَادِ
al-'imadi
lofty pillars
٧

of Iram, [the city] of lofty pillars

Translation 1260

89:8
ٱلَّتِي
allati
Which
لَمۡ
lam
not
يُخۡلَقۡ
yukh'laq
had been created
مِثۡلُهَا
mith'luha
like them
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
al-biladi
the cities
٨

whose like has never been made in any land

Translation 1260

89:9
وَثَمُودَ
wathamuda
And Thamud
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
جَابُواْ
jabu
carved out
ٱلصَّخۡرَ
al-sakhra
the rocks
بِٱلۡوَادِ
bil-wadi
in the valley
٩

and the Thamud, who hewed into the rocks in the valley

Translation 1260

89:10
وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ
wafir'awna
And Firaun
ذِي
dhi
owner of
ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ
al-awtadi
stakes
١٠

and the mighty and powerful Pharaoh

Translation 1260

89:11
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Who
طَغَوۡاْ
taghaw
transgressed
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
al-biladi
the lands
١١

All of them committed excesses in their lands

Translation 1260

89:12
فَأَكۡثَرُواْ
fa-aktharu
And (made) much
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
ٱلۡفَسَادَ
al-fasada
corruption
١٢

and spread corruption there

Translation 1260

89:13
فَصَبَّ
fasabba
So poured
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
on them
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
سَوۡطَ
sawta
scourge
عَذَابٍ
adhabin
(of) punishment
١٣

your Lord let a scourge of punishment loose on them

Translation 1260

89:14
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ
labil-mir'sadi
(is) surely Ever Watchful
١٤

Your Lord is always watchful

Translation 1260

89:15
فَأَمَّا
fa-amma
And as for
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
al-insanu
man
إِذَا
idha
when
مَا
ma
does
ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ
ib'talahu
try him
رَبُّهُۥ
rabbuhu
his Lord
فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ
fa-akramahu
and is generous to him
وَنَعَّمَهُۥ
wana'amahu
and favors him
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqulu
he says
رَبِّيٓ
rabbi
My Lord
أَكۡرَمَنِ
akramani
has honored me
١٥

[The nature of] man is that, when his Lord tries him through honour and blessings, he says, ‘My Lord has honoured me,’

Translation 1260

89:16
وَأَمَّآ
wa-amma
But
إِذَا
idha
when
مَا
ma
does
ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ
ib'talahu
He try him
فَقَدَرَ
faqadara
and restricts
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
for him
رِزۡقَهُۥ
riz'qahu
his provision
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqulu
then he says
رَبِّيٓ
rabbi
My Lord
أَهَٰنَنِ
ahanani
(has) humiliated me
١٦

but when He tries him through the restriction of his provision, he says, ‘My Lord has humiliated me.’

Translation 1260

89:17
كـَلَّاۖ
kalla
Nay
بَل
bal
But
لَّا
la
not
تُكۡرِمُونَ
tuk'rimuna
you honor
ٱلۡيَتِيمَ
al-yatima
the orphan
١٧

No indeed! You [people] do not honour orphans

Translation 1260

89:18
وَلَا
wala
And not
تَحَٰٓضُّونَ
tahadduna
you feel the urge
عَلَىٰ
ala
to
طَعَامِ
ta'ami
feed
ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
al-mis'kini
the poor
١٨

you do not urge one another to feed the poor

Translation 1260

89:19
وَتَأۡكُلُونَ
watakuluna
And you consume
ٱلتُّرَاثَ
al-turatha
the inheritance
أَكۡلٗا
aklan
devouring
لَّمّٗا
lamman
altogether
١٩

you consume inheritance greedily

Translation 1260

89:20
وَتُحِبُّونَ
watuhibbuna
And you love
ٱلۡمَالَ
al-mala
wealth
حُبّٗا
hubban
(with) love
جَمّٗا
jamman
immense
٢٠

and you love wealth with a passion

Translation 1260

89:21
كـَلَّآۖ
kalla
Nay
إِذَا
idha
When
دُكَّتِ
dukkati
is leveled
ٱلۡأَرۡضُ
al-ardu
the earth
دَكّٗا
dakkan
pounded
دَكّٗا
dakkan
(and) crushed
٢١

No indeed! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounded and pounded

Translation 1260

89:22
وَجَآءَ
wajaa
And comes
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ
wal-malaku
and the Angels
صَفّٗا
saffan
rank
صَفّٗا
saffan
(upon) rank
٢٢

when your Lord comes with the angels, rank upon rank

Translation 1260

89:23
وَجِاْيٓءَ
wajia
And is brought
يَوۡمَئِذِۭ
yawma-idhin
that Day
بِجَهَنَّمَۚ
bijahannama
Hell
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
That Day
يَتَذَكَّرُ
yatadhakkaru
will remember
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
al-insanu
man
وَأَنَّىٰ
wa-anna
but how
لَهُ
lahu
(will be) for him
ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
al-dhik'ra
the remembrance
٢٣

when Hell is that Day brought near- on that Day man will take heed, but what good will that be to him then

Translation 1260

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89:24
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
He will say
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي
yalaytani
O I wish
قَدَّمۡتُ
qaddamtu
I had sent forth
لِحَيَاتِي
lihayati
for my life
٢٤

He will say, ‘Would that I had provided for this life to come!’

Translation 1260

89:25
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ
fayawma-idhin
So that Day
لَّا
la
not
يُعَذِّبُ
yu'adhibu
will punish
عَذَابَهُۥٓ
adhabahu
(as) His punishment
أَحَدٞ
ahadun
anyone
٢٥

On that Day, no one will punish as He punishes

Translation 1260

89:26
وَلَا
wala
And not
يُوثِقُ
yuthiqu
will bind
وَثَاقَهُۥٓ
wathaqahu
(as) His binding
أَحَدٞ
ahadun
anyone
٢٦

and no one will bind as He binds

Translation 1260

89:27
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا
yaayyatuha
O
ٱلنَّفۡسُ
al-nafsu
soul
ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ
al-mut'ma-inatu
who is satisfied
٢٧

‘[But] you, soul at peace

Translation 1260

89:28
ٱرۡجِعِيٓ
ir'ji'i
Return
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
رَبِّكِ
rabbiki
your Lord
رَاضِيَةٗ
radiyatan
well pleased
مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ
mardiyyatan
and pleasing
٢٨

return to your Lord well pleased and well pleasing

Translation 1260

89:29
فَٱدۡخُلِي
fa-ud'khuli
So enter
فِي
fi
among
عِبَٰدِي
ibadi
My slaves
٢٩

go in among My servants

Translation 1260

89:30
وَٱدۡخُلِي
wa-ud'khuli
And enter
جَنَّتِي
jannati
My Paradise
٣٠

and into My Garden.’

Translation 1260