Al Alaq

Transliteration

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Shakir

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Shakir

2 He created man from a clot.

Pickthall

2 Createth man from a clot.

Transliteration

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Shakir

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

Pickthall

3 Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

Transliteration

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Shakir

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

Pickthall

4 Who teacheth by the pen,

Transliteration

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Shakir

5 Taught man what he knew not.

Pickthall

5 Teacheth man that which he knew not.

Transliteration

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

Shakir

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

Pickthall

6 Nay, but verily man is rebellious

Transliteration

7 An raahu istaghna

Shakir

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

Pickthall

7 That he thinketh himself independent!

Transliteration

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Shakir

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

Pickthall

8 Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

Transliteration

9 Araayta allathee yanha

Shakir

9 Have you seen him who forbids

Pickthall

9 Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

Transliteration

10 AAabdan itha salla

Shakir

10 A servant when he prays?

Pickthall

10 A slave when he prayeth ?

Transliteration

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

Shakir

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

Pickthall

12 Or enjoineth piety ?

Transliteration

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Shakir

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

Pickthall

14 Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?

Transliteration

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

Shakir

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

Pickthall

16 The lying, sinful forelock -

Transliteration

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Shakir

17 Then let him summon his council,

Pickthall

17 Then let him call upon his henchmen!

Transliteration

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

Shakir

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

Pickthall

18 We will call the guards of hell.

Transliteration

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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