# 87. al-A`la: The Most High

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> 87. al-A`la: The Most High
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> 1 Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High, 
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> 2 Who createth, then disposeth; 
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> 3 Who measureth, then guideth; 
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> 4 Who bringeth forth the pasturage, 
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> 5 Then turneth it to russet stubble. 
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> 6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget 
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> 7 Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden; 
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> 8 And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease. 
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> 9 Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder. 
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> 10 He will heed who feareth, 
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> 11 But the most hapless will flout it, 
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> 12 He who will be flung to the great Fire 
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> 13 Wherein he will neither die nor live. 
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> 14 He is successful who groweth, 
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> 15 And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth, 
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> 16 But ye prefer the life of the world 
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> 17 Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. 
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> 18 Lo! This is in the former scrolls. 
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> 19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.
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> — *87. al-A`la: The Most High*