Al-Ala (الأعلى)

Verse 16 of 19

Chapter 87 - The Most High

16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa

But you prefer the worldly life,

Quran 87:16 - Surah Al-Ala

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14

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

But you prefer the worldly life,

17

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

18

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,