Kitab

Al Alaq

Chapter 96, 19 verses

  • Transliteration
  • Shakir
  • Arabic
  • Pickthall
Transliteration

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Shakir

Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Shakir

He created man from a clot.

Arabic

خلق الإنسان من علق

Pickthall

Createth man from a clot.

Transliteration

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Shakir

Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

Arabic

اقرأ وربك الأكرم

Pickthall

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

Transliteration

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Shakir

Who taught (to write) with the pen

Arabic

الذي علم بالقلم

Pickthall

Who teacheth by the pen,

Transliteration

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Shakir

Taught man what he knew not.

Arabic

علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم

Pickthall

Teacheth man that which he knew not.

Transliteration

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

Shakir

Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

Arabic

كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى

Pickthall

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

Transliteration

An raahu istaghna

Shakir

Because he sees himself free from want.

Arabic

أن رآه استغنى

Pickthall

That he thinketh himself independent!

Transliteration

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Shakir

Surely to your Lord is the return.

Arabic

إن إلى ربك الرجعى

Pickthall

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

Transliteration

Araayta allathee yanha

Shakir

Have you seen him who forbids

Arabic

أرأيت الذي ينهى

Pickthall

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

Transliteration

AAabdan itha salla

Shakir

A servant when he prays?

Arabic

عبدا إذا صلى

Pickthall

A slave when he prayeth ?

Transliteration

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Shakir

Have you considered if he were on the right way,

Arabic

أرأيت إن كان على الهدى

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Shakir

Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

Arabic

أو أمر بالتقوى

Pickthall

Or enjoineth piety ?

Transliteration

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Shakir

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

Arabic

أرأيت إن كذب وتولى

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Shakir

Does he not know that Allah does see?

Arabic

ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى

Pickthall

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?

Transliteration

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

Shakir

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

Arabic

كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

Shakir

A lying, sinful forehead.

Arabic

ناصية كاذبة خاطئة

Pickthall

The lying, sinful forelock -

Transliteration

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Shakir

Then let him summon his council,

Arabic

فليدع ناديه

Pickthall

Then let him call upon his henchmen!

Transliteration

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

Shakir

We too would summon the braves of the army.

Arabic

سندع الزبانية

Pickthall

We will call the guards of hell.

Transliteration

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

Shakir

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

Arabic

كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩

Pickthall

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

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