الوَاقِعَةِ
- Meccan
- 96 verses
- Surah 56 of 114
Introduction to Surah Al-Waqi’ah
Ninety-six verses, Meccan, fifty-sixth in the written order. Al-waqi’ah means the thing that falls, or that lands — the event whose arrival is not in question.
The three groups
The surah opens on the earth shaken and the mountains crumbled to scattered dust, and then sorts everyone present into three. Those foremost, who are nearest. The companions of the right hand. The companions of the left hand. The sorting is done in the first fifteen verses and the rest of the surah takes each group in turn.
Of the first it says that they are a multitude from the earlier generations and a few from the later ones, which is not the arrangement a reader would expect. The descriptions that follow are sensory rather than moral — couches, cups from a flowing spring that gives no headache or intoxication, fruit, shade, water flowing constantly — and the surah says of that place that they will hear no idle talk there, only the word peace.
The turn
Then it stops describing the next world and asks about this one:
See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause? (56:63–64)
Three questions in the same form follow. The water you drink — did you send it down from the rain-cloud, or did We? The fire you kindle — did you grow the tree that made it, or did We? Each one takes something the listener does with his own hands and asks where the part he did not do came from.
Of the seed, the surah adds a remark that is easy to miss: that if it were willed, the crop could be made dry and crumbling, and the farmers would be left saying they were in debt and deprived. The provision is not being described as automatic.
How it ends
On a death-bed. The soul reaches the throat, the people around are watching, and the surah says that God is nearer to him than they are, though they cannot see it — and then asks, if they are not going to be held to account, why they cannot bring the soul back.
A note on its use
There is a widespread practice of reciting Al-Waqi’ah for provision, resting on a narration that whoever recites it every night will never be afflicted by want (Mishkat al-Masabih 2181). That report is in none of the six canonical collections — it comes through al-Bayhaqi’s Shu’ab al-Iman — and hadith scholars have generally regarded it as weak. It is recorded here as a practice, not as a promise.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
Izaa waqa’atil waaqi’ah
When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
When the event befalleth –
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Laisa liwaq’atihaa kaazibah
Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.
There is no denying that it will befall –
خَافِضَةٌۭ رَّافِعَةٌ
Khafidatur raafi’ah
(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّۭا
Izaa rujjatil ardu rajjaa
When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
When the earth is shaken with a shock
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّۭا
Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa
And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
And the hills are ground to powder
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءًۭ مُّنۢبَثًّۭا
Fakaanat habaaa’am mumbassaa
Becoming dust scattered abroad,
So that they become a scattered dust,
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ثَلَٰثَةًۭ
Wa kuntum azwaajan salaasah
And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
And ye will be three kinds:
فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Fa as haabul maimanati maaa as haabul maimanah
Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Wa as haabul mash’amati maaa as haabul mash’amah
And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand?
وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
Wassaabiqoonas saabiqoon
And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Ulaaa’ikal muqarraboon
These will be those Nearest to Allah:
Those are they who will be brought nigh
فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Fee Jannaatin Na’eem
In Gardens of Bliss:
In gardens of delight;
ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Sullatum minal awwaleen
A number of people from those of old,
A multitude of those of old
وَقَلِيلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Wa qaleelum minal aa khireen
And a few from those of later times.
And a few of those of later time.
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ
‘Alaa sururim mawdoonah
(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
On lined couches,
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Muttaki’eena ‘alaihaa mutaqabileen
Reclining on them, facing each other.
Reclining therein face to face.
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Yatoofu ‘alaihim wildaa num mukkhalladoon
Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),
There wait on them immortal youths
بِأَكْوَابٍۢ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۢ
Bi akwaabinw wa abaareeq, wa kaasim mim ma’een
With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:
With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
Laa yusadda’oona ‘anhaa wa laa yunzifoon
No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:
Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,
وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
Wa faakihatim mimmaa yatakhaiyaroon
And with fruits, any that they may select:
And fruit that they prefer
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Wa lahmi tairim mimmaa yashtahoon
And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
And flesh of fowls that they desire.
وَحُورٌ عِينٌۭ
Wa hoorun’een
And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-
And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
Ka amsaalil lu’lu’il maknoon
Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
Like unto hidden pearls,
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Jazaaa’am bimaa kaanoo ya’maloon
A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
Reward for what they used to do.
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
Laa yasma’oona feehaa laghwanw wa laa taaseemaa
Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-
There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
إِلَّا قِيلًۭا سَلَٰمًۭا سَلَٰمًۭا
Illaa qeelan salaaman salaamaa
Only the saying, “Peace! Peace”.
(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Wa as haabul yameeni maaa as haabul Yameen
The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?
فِى سِدْرٍۢ مَّخْضُودٍۢ
Fee sidrim makhdood
(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
Among thornless lote-trees
وَطَلْحٍۢ مَّنضُودٍۢ
Wa talhim mandood
Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-
And clustered plantains,
وَظِلٍّۢ مَّمْدُودٍۢ
Wa zillim mamdood
In shade long-extended,
And spreading shade,
وَمَآءٍۢ مَّسْكُوبٍۢ
Wa maaa’im maskoob
By water flowing constantly,
And water gushing,
وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ كَثِيرَةٍۢ
Wa faakihatin kaseerah
And fruit in abundance.
And fruit in plenty
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍۢ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍۢ
Laa maqtoo’atinw wa laa mamnoo’ah
Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
وَفُرُشٍۢ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
Wa furushim marfoo’ah
And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
And raised couches;
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءًۭ
Innaaa anshaanaahunna inshaaa’aa
We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
Faja’alnaahunna abkaaraa
And made them virgin – pure (and undefiled), –
And made them virgins,
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًۭا
‘Uruban atraabaa
Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
Lovers, friends,
لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Li as haabil yameen
For the Companions of the Right Hand.
For those on the right hand;
ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Sullatum minal awwa leen
A (goodly) number from those of old,
A multitude of those of old
وَثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Wa sullatum minal aakhireen
And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
And a multitude of those of later time.
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
Wa as haabush shimaali maaa as haabush shimaal
The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand?
فِى سَمُومٍۢ وَحَمِيمٍۢ
Fee samoominw wa hameem
(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,
In scorching wind and scalding water
وَظِلٍّۢ مِّن يَحْمُومٍۢ
Wa zillim miny yahmoom
And in the shades of Black Smoke:
And shadow of black smoke,
لَّا بَارِدٍۢ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Laa baaridinw wa laa kareem
Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
Neither cool nor refreshing.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Innaahum kaanoo qabla zaalika mutrafeen
For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),
Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Wa kaanoo yusirroona ‘alal hinsil ‘azeem
And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
And used to persist in the awful sin.
وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
Wa kaanoo yaqooloona a’izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa izaaman’ainnaa lamab’oosoon
And they used to say, “What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?-
And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
Awa aabaaa’unal awwaloon
“(We) and our fathers of old?”
And also our forefathers?
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Qul innal awwaleena wal aakhireen
Say: “Yea, those of old and those of later times,
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ
Lamajmoo’oona ilaa meeqaati yawmim ma’loon
“All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.
Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
summa innakum ayyuhad daaalloonal mukazziboon
“Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-
Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,
لَءَاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍۢ مِّن زَقُّومٍۢ
La aakiloona min shaja rim min zaqqoom
“Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
Famaali’oona minhal butoon
“Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
And will fill your bellies therewith;
فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Fashaariboona ‘alaihi minal hameem
“And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,
فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ
Fashaariboona shurbal heem
“Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!”
Drinking even as the camel drinketh.
هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
Haazaa nuzuluhum yawmad deen
Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment.
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
Nahnu khalaqnaakum falaw laa tusaddiqoon
It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?
We created you. Will ye then admit the truth?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
Afara’aytum maa tumnoon
Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-
Have ye seen that which ye emit?
ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
‘A-antum takhluqoo nahooo am nahnul khaaliqoon
Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
Do ye create it or are We the Creator?
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
Nahnu qaddarnaa baina kumul mawta wa maa nahnu bimasbooqeen
We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated
We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
‘Alaaa an nubaddila amsaalakum wa nunshi’akum fee maa laa ta’lamoon
from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.
That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Wa laqad ‘alimtumun nash atal oolaa falaw laa tazakkaroon
And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?
And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ
Afara’aytum maa tahrusoon
See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
Have ye seen that which ye cultivate?
ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ
‘A-antum tazra’oonahooo am nahnuz zaari’ooon
Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًۭا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
Law nashaaa’u laja’al naahu hutaaman fazaltum tafakkahoon
Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,
If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
Innaa lamughramoon
(Saying), “We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
Lo! we are laden with debt!
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Bal nahnu mahroomoon
“Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)”
Nay, but we are deprived!
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ
Afara’aytumul maaa’allazee tashraboon
See ye the water which ye drink?
Have ye observed the water which ye drink?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ
‘A-antum anzaltumoohu minal muzni am nahnul munziloon
Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًۭا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
Law nashaaa’u ja’alnaahu ujaajan falaw laa tashkuroon
Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?
If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks?
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ
Afara’aytumun naaral latee tooroon
See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ
‘A-antum anshaatum shajaratahaaa am nahnul munshi’oon
Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?
Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower?
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةًۭ وَمَتَٰعًۭا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
Nahnu ja’alnaahaa tazkira tanw wa mataa’al lilmuqween
We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Fasabbih bismi Rabbikal ‘azeem
Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!
Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
Falaa uqsimu bimaawaa qi’innujoom
Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-
Nay, I swear by the places of the stars –
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌۭ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
Wa innahoo laqasamul lawta’lamoona’azeem
And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-
And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew –
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ
Innahoo la quraanun kareem
That this is indeed a qur’an Most Honourable,
That (this) is indeed a noble Qur’an
فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مَّكْنُونٍۢ
Fee kitaabim maknoon
In Book well-guarded,
In a Book kept hidden
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ
Laa yamassuhooo illal mutahharoon
Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
Which none toucheth save the purified,
تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Tanzeelum mir Rabbil’aalameen
A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
Afabihaazal hadeesi antum mudhinoon
Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Wa taj’aloona rizqakum annakum tukazziboon
And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?
And make denial thereof your livelihood?
فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ
Falaw laaa izaa balaghatil hulqoom
Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍۢ تَنظُرُونَ
Wa antum heena’izin tanzuroon
And ye the while (sit) looking on,-
And ye are at that moment looking
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
Wa nahnu aqrabu ilaihi minkum wa laakil laa tubsiroon
But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-
– And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not –
فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
Falaw laaa in kuntum ghira madeeneen
Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-
Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Tarji’oonahaaa in kuntum saadiqeen
Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?
Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
Fa ammaaa in kaana minal muqarrabeen
Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,
Thus if he is of those brought nigh,
فَرَوْحٌۭ وَرَيْحَانٌۭ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍۢ
Farawhunw wa raihaa nunw wa jannatu na’eem
(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.
Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Wa ammaaa in kaana min as haabil yameen
And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
And if he is of those on the right hand,
فَسَلَٰمٌۭ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Fasalaamul laka min as haabil yameen
(For him is the salutation), “Peace be unto thee”, from the Companions of the Right Hand.
Then (the greeting) “Peace be unto thee” from those on the right hand.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Wa ammaaa in kaana minal mukazzibeenad daaalleen
And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,
But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,
فَنُزُلٌۭ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍۢ
Fanuzulum min hameem
For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
Then the welcome will be boiling water
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
Wa tasliyatu jaheem
And burning in Hell-Fire.
And roasting at hell-fire.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Inna haaza lahuwa haqqul yaqeen
Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
Lo! this is certain truth.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Fasabbih bismi rabbikal ‘azeem
So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.
Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
Sources. Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani edition. Translations: Abdullah Yusuf Ali (original edition, 1934–1938) and Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), both in the public domain. Any introduction above is original writing and is not part of any translation.