# 87. Surah Al-A'la, Verse 14

- **Surah:** 87. Surah Al-A'la (The Most High) — سورة الأعلى
- **Verse:** 14 / 19 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 591
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-ala/verse-14

## Arabic

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكّٰىۙ

## Transcription

Qad aflaha man tazakka

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

He who has purified himself will have success,

### Progressive Muslims

Whosoever develops will succeed.

### Shabbir Ahmed

Successful, indeed, is he who primes his 'Self' for development. (Living upright, helping others).

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

He is successful who has purified himself,

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

Whoever purifies will succeed.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

Successful indeed is the one who redeems his soul.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

Surely he will succeed who grows in goodness,

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

### Muhammad Asad

To happiness [in the life to come] will indeed attain he who attains to purity [in this world],

### Marmaduke Pickthall

He is successful who groweth,

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

He who purified himself shall prosper,[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] Who purified himself: Who affirmed the faith giving up disbelief and polytheism, adopted good morals giving up evil morals, and performed good deeds giving up evil deeds. Success does not imply worldly prosperity, but true and real success whether worldly prosperity accompanies it or not. (For explanation, see (E.N. 23 of Surah Younus), (E.Ns 1, 11, 50 of Surah Al-Mominoon); (E.N. 4 of Surah Luqman).

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

But blessed, indeed, is he who vindicates his own wrongs and is kindly disposed to benevolence,

### Bijan Moeinian

The successful one is indeed the one who purifies his soul and…

### Al-Hilali & Khan

Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islâmic Monotheism) shall achieve success,

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But those will prosper who purify themselves,

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

Successful indeed are those who purify themselves,

### Taqi Usmani

Success is surely achieved by him who purifies himself,

### Abdul Haleem

Prosperous are those who purify themselves,

### Arthur John Arberry

Prosperous is he who has cleansed himself,

### E. Henry Palmer

Prosperous is he who purifies himself,

### Hamid S. Aziz

He is successful who grows,

### Mahmoud Ghali

He has already prospered who has cleansed himself.

### George Sale

Now hath he attained felicity who is purified by faith,

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

But those will prosper, who purify themselves,

### Amatul Rahman Omar

Verily, that person who purifies himself truly will succeed (both in this life and in the Hereafter),

### Ali Quli Qarai

Felicitous is he who purifies himself,

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Arınıp saflaşan, gerçekten kurtulmuştur!

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Doğrusu, temizlenip arınan felah bulmuştur;

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

-Temizlenenler, Rabbinin adını anıp O'na dua edenler,kesinlikle kurtuluşa erecektir.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

(14-15) Arınan ve Rabbinin adını anıp, namaz kılan kimse mutlaka kurtuluşa erer.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Doğrusu felah buldu tezekki eden

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Doğrusu felah bulmuştur temizlenen,

### Gültekin Onan

Doğrusu, temizlenip arınan felah bulmuştur;

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

(14-15) Hakıykat iyi temizlenen ve Rabbinin adını zikredib de namaz kılan kimse umduğuna erişmişdir.

### İbni Kesir

Doğrusu arınan, felah bulmuştur.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

(Bu dünyada) arınmayı başaran ise, (öteki dünyada) mutluluğa ulaşır,

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Arınan kurtuluşa ermiştir.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Doğrusu, mutluluğa ermiştir zekat veren;

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Benliğini arındıran/zekat veren, kurtuluşa gerçekten ermiştir.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

(Manevi kirlerden) arınma gayreti içinde olanlar kurtuluşa erecek;

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Doğrusu arınan kimse kurtuluşa ermiştir;

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Kendisini arındıran, kurtuluşa erişecektir.[593]

_Footnotes_
- [593] "Kendisini arındıran" olarak yazdığımız "Tezekka" terimi, kimi Kur'an çevirilerinde, "Zekat veren" biçiminde çevrilmiştir.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Kendini geliştiren ise umduğuna kavuşacaktır.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Arınan kişi elbette kurtulmuştur.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Doğrusu arınan kimse kurtuluşa ermiştir;

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Doğrusu arınan kimse kurtuluşa ermiştir;

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Şu kişi ise kesinlikle umduğuna kavuşur: kendini arındırıp geliştiren[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Taha 20/76,](https://quran.so/20/76) [Şems 91/9](https://quran.so/91/9)-[10.](https://quran.so/91/10)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَدْ — qad | Certainly | — |
| 2 | أَفْلَحَ — aflaḥa | has succeeded | فلح — Fe-Lam-Ha |
| 3 | مَن — man | (one) who | — |
| 4 | تَزَكَّىٰ — tazakkā | purifies (himself) | زكو — Za-Kef-Vav |

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