Quran

Surah Al-Ala, The Most High.

All 19 ayat of Surah Al-Ala in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

87:1

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ﴿١﴾

Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'laa

87:2

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

Allazee khalaqa fasawwaa

87:3

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٣﴾

Wallazee qaddara fahadaa

87:4

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

Wallazeee akhrajal mar'aa

87:5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Faja'alahoo ghusaaa'an ahwaa

87:6

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

Sanuqri'uka falaa tansaaa

87:7

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

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

87:8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Wa nu-yassiruka lilyusraa

87:9

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Fazakkir in nafa'atizzikraa

87:10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

Sa yazzakkaru maiyakhshaa

87:11

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١١﴾

Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa

87:12

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa

87:13

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

87:14

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Qad aflaha man tazakkaa

87:15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿١٥﴾

Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa

87:16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿١٦﴾

Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

87:17

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿١٧﴾

Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

87:18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa

87:19

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿١٩﴾

Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

About this surah

About Surah Al-Ala, at a glance.

Surah number
87 of 114
Ayat
19
Revealed in
Makkah (Meccan)
Juz
Juz 30
Rukus
1
Mushaf pages
591–592 (Madinah mushaf)

Surah Al-Ala (سُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ), "The Most High", is surah 87 of the Quran. It has 19 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 30 and covers pages 591 to 592 of the standard Madinah mushaf.

Questions

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How many ayat are in Surah Al-Ala?

Surah Al-Ala has 19 ayat.

Is Surah Al-Ala Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What does Al-Ala mean?

Al-Ala means "The Most High".

Which juz is Surah Al-Ala in?

It is in juz 30 of the Quran.