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Surah Al-A'la for Kids

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The Most High · 19 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Al-A'la about?

Praise the name of your Lord, the Most High, who created and guided everything. The Prophet ﷺ loved reciting this surah in Friday and Eid prayers. Surah Al-A'la (The Most High) is surah number 87 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 19 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 29 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah Al-A'la full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

  2. 2

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Who created and proportioned

  3. 3

    وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

    And who destined and [then] guided

  4. 4

    وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

    And who brings out the pasture

  5. 5

    فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

    And [then] makes it black stubble.

  6. 6

    سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

    We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,

  7. 7

    إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

    Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

  8. 8

    وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    And We will ease you toward ease.

  9. 9

    فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

  10. 10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.

  11. 11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    But the wretched one will avoid it

  12. 12

    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

  13. 13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Neither dying therein nor living.

  14. 14

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

  15. 15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

  16. 16

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    But you prefer the worldly life,

  17. 17

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

  18. 18

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

  19. 19

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

Surah Al-A'la word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
سَبِّحِsabbiḥiGlorify
ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
ٱلْأَعْلَىl-aʿlāthe Most High
ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
فَسَوَّىٰfasawwāthen proportioned
وَٱلَّذِىwa-alladhīAnd the One Who
قَدَّرَqaddarameasured
فَهَدَىٰfahadāthen guided
وَٱلَّذِىٓwa-alladhīAnd the One Who
أَخْرَجَakhrajabrings forth
ٱلْمَرْعَىٰl-marʿāthe pasture
فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaʿalahuAnd then makes it
غُثَآءًghuthāanstubble
أَحْوَىٰaḥwādark
سَنُقْرِئُكَsanuq'ri-ukaWe will make you recite
فَلَاfalāso not
تَنسَىٰٓtansāyou will forget
إِلَّاillāExcept
مَاmāwhat
شَآءَshāawills
ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
ٱلْجَهْرَl-jahrathe manifest
وَمَاwamāand what
يَخْفَىٰyakhfāis hidden
وَنُيَسِّرُكَwanuyassirukaAnd We will ease you
لِلْيُسْرَىٰlil'yus'rāto the ease
فَذَكِّرْfadhakkirSo remind
إِنinif
نَّفَعَتِnafaʿatibenefits
ٱلذِّكْرَىٰl-dhik'rāthe reminder
سَيَذَّكَّرُsayadhakkaruHe will pay heed
مَنman(one) who
يَخْشَىٰyakhshāfears (Allah)
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَاwayatajannabuhāAnd will avoid it
ٱلْأَشْقَىl-ashqāthe wretched one
ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
يَصْلَىyaṣlāwill burn
ٱلنَّارَl-nāra(in) the Fire
ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rā[the] great
ثُمَّthummaThen
لَاlānot
يَمُوتُyamūtuhe will die
فِيهَاfīhātherein
وَلَاwalāand not
يَحْيَىٰyaḥyāwill live
قَدْqadCertainly
أَفْلَحَaflaḥahas succeeded
مَنman(one) who
تَزَكَّىٰtazakkāpurifies (himself)
وَذَكَرَwadhakaraAnd remembers
ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(of) his Lord
فَصَلَّىٰfaṣallāand prays
بَلْbalNay
تُؤْثِرُونَtu'thirūnaYou prefer
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُwal-ākhiratuWhile the Hereafter
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
وَأَبْقَىٰٓwa-abqāand everlasting
إِنَّinnaIndeed
هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
لَفِىlafīsurely (is) in
ٱلصُّحُفِl-ṣuḥufithe Scriptures
ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā[the] former
صُحُفِṣuḥufi(The) Scriptures
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(of) Ibrahim
وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa

How to memorize Surah Al-A'la

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Al-A'la three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 19 ayat, split it into 4 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
  4. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Al-A'la facts

Surah number
87
Ayat
19
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Pages 591–592
Position in Noor Garden path
29 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Al-A'la for kids?

Praise the name of your Lord, the Most High, who created and guided everything. The Prophet ﷺ loved reciting this surah in Friday and Eid prayers. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Al-A'la?

Surah Al-A'la has 19 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah Al-A'la Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-A'la is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 87 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.