Al Alaq
Chapter 96, 19 verses
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Arabic
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Shakir
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Word by word
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Shakir
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Word by word
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).
Arabic
خلق الإنسان من علق
Shakir
He created man from a clot.
Word by word
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.
Arabic
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Shakir
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Word by word
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen.
Shakir
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Word by word
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He has taught man that which he knew not.
Arabic
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Shakir
Taught man what he knew not.
Word by word
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay! Verily, man does transgress (in disbelief and evil deed).
Arabic
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Shakir
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Because he considers himself self-sufficient.
Shakir
Because he sees himself free from want.
Word by word
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Surely, unto your Lord is the return.
Arabic
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Shakir
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Word by word
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents
Shakir
Have you seen him who forbids
Word by word
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
A slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) when he prays?
Shakir
A servant when he prays?
Word by word
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Tell me if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is on the guidance (of Allah)
Arabic
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Shakir
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Word by word
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or enjoins piety!
Shakir
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Word by word
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Tell me if he (Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur'an) and turns away?
Arabic
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Shakir
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)?
Arabic
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Shakir
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Word by word
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock -
Arabic
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Shakir
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
A lying, sinful forelock!
Arabic
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Shakir
A lying, sinful forehead.
Word by word
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let him call upon his council (of helpers).
Shakir
Then let him summon his council,
Word by word
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will call out the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!
Shakir
We too would summon the braves of the army.
Word by word
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay! (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah!
Arabic
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Shakir
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Word by word
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب