الـعلق

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

2 He created man from a clot.

2 Createth man from a clot.

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

3 Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

4 Who teacheth by the pen,

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

5 Taught man what he knew not.

5 Teacheth man that which he knew not.

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

6 Nay, but verily man is rebellious

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

7 That he thinketh himself independent!

7 An raahu istaghna

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

8 Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

9 Have you seen him who forbids

9 Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

9 Araayta allathee yanha

10 A servant when he prays?

10 A slave when he prayeth ?

10 AAabdan itha salla

11 Have you considered if he were on the right way,

11 Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

12 Or enjoineth piety ?

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

13 Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?

13 Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

14 Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

15 Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,

15 Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

16 The lying, sinful forelock -

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

17 Then let him summon his council,

17 Then let him call upon his henchmen!

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

18 We will call the guards of hell.

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

19 Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).

19 Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib