الـعلق

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

2 He created man from a clot.

2 Created man from a clinging substance.

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

4 Who taught by the pen -

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

5 Taught man what he knew not.

5 Taught man that which he knew not.

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7 An raahu istaghna

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

7 Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9 Araayta allathee yanha

9 Have you seen him who forbids

9 Have you seen the one who forbids

10 AAabdan itha salla

10 A servant when he prays?

10 A servant when he prays?

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

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

11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

12 Or enjoins righteousness?

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

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

13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

14 Does he not know that Allah sees?

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

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

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

16 A lying, sinning forelock.

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

17 Then let him summon his council,

17 Then let him call his associates;

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

18 We will call the angels of Hell.

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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

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