الـعلق

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2 He created man from a clot.

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

2 Created man from a clinging substance.

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

4 Who taught by the pen -

5 Taught man what he knew not.

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

5 Taught man that which he knew not.

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

7 An raahu istaghna

7 Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9 Have you seen him who forbids

9 Araayta allathee yanha

9 Have you seen the one who forbids

10 A servant when he prays?

10 AAabdan itha salla

10 A servant when he prays?

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

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

12 Or enjoins righteousness?

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

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

14 Does he not know that Allah sees?

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

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

15 No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

16 A lying, sinning forelock.

17 Then let him summon his council,

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

17 Then let him call his associates;

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

18 We will call the angels of Hell.

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

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

19 No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].