الـعلق
Chapter 96, 19 verses
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Arabic, with marks
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Transliteration
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Shakir
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Pickthall
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Transliteration
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Shakir
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
Arabic, with marks
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Transliteration
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Shakir
He created man from a clot.
Pickthall
Createth man from a clot.
Arabic, with marks
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Transliteration
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Shakir
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Pickthall
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Transliteration
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Shakir
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Pickthall
Who teacheth by the pen,
Arabic, with marks
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Transliteration
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Shakir
Taught man what he knew not.
Pickthall
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Transliteration
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Shakir
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Pickthall
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
Arabic, with marks
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Transliteration
An raahu istaghna
Shakir
Because he sees himself free from want.
Pickthall
That he thinketh himself independent!
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Transliteration
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Shakir
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Pickthall
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
Arabic, with marks
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Transliteration
Araayta allathee yanha
Shakir
Have you seen him who forbids
Pickthall
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
Arabic, with marks
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
AAabdan itha salla
Shakir
A servant when he prays?
Pickthall
A slave when he prayeth ?
Arabic, with marks
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Transliteration
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Shakir
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Pickthall
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Transliteration
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Shakir
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Pickthall
Or enjoineth piety ?
Arabic, with marks
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Shakir
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Pickthall
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?
Arabic, with marks
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Transliteration
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Shakir
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Pickthall
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Transliteration
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
Shakir
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Pickthall
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
Arabic, with marks
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Transliteration
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
Shakir
A lying, sinful forehead.
Pickthall
The lying, sinful forelock -
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Transliteration
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Shakir
Then let him summon his council,
Pickthall
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
Arabic, with marks
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Transliteration
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
Shakir
We too would summon the braves of the army.
Pickthall
We will call the guards of hell.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Transliteration
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
Shakir
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Pickthall
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).