Kitab

Al Alaq

Chapter 96, 19 verses

  • Shakir
  • Transliteration
  • Arabic
  • Word by word
Shakir

Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

Transliteration

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق

Word by word

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Shakir

He created man from a clot.

Transliteration

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Arabic

خلق الإنسان من علق

Word by word

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Shakir

Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

Transliteration

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Arabic

اقرأ وربك الأكرم

Word by word

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Shakir

Who taught (to write) with the pen

Transliteration

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Arabic

الذي علم بالقلم

Word by word

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Shakir

Taught man what he knew not.

Transliteration

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Arabic

علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم

Word by word

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Shakir

Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

Transliteration

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

Arabic

كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Shakir

Because he sees himself free from want.

Transliteration

An raahu istaghna

Arabic

أن رآه استغنى

Word by word

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Shakir

Surely to your Lord is the return.

Transliteration

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Arabic

إن إلى ربك الرجعى

Word by word

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Shakir

Have you seen him who forbids

Transliteration

Araayta allathee yanha

Arabic

أرأيت الذي ينهى

Word by word

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Shakir

A servant when he prays?

Transliteration

AAabdan itha salla

Arabic

عبدا إذا صلى

Word by word

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Shakir

Have you considered if he were on the right way,

Transliteration

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Arabic

أرأيت إن كان على الهدى

Word by word

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Shakir

Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

Transliteration

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Arabic

أو أمر بالتقوى

Word by word

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Arabic

أرأيت إن كذب وتولى

Word by word

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Shakir

Does he not know that Allah does see?

Transliteration

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Arabic

ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى

Word by word

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

Arabic

كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية

Word by word

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Shakir

A lying, sinful forehead.

Transliteration

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

Arabic

ناصية كاذبة خاطئة

Word by word

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Shakir

Then let him summon his council,

Transliteration

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Arabic

فليدع ناديه

Word by word

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Shakir

We too would summon the braves of the army.

Transliteration

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

Arabic

سندع الزبانية

Word by word

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

Arabic

كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩

Word by word

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب

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