الـعلق

1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

2 Created man from a clinging substance.

2 He created man from a clot.

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

4 Who taught by the pen -

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

5 Taught man that which he knew not.

5 Taught man what he knew not.

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

7 Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

7 An raahu istaghna

8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

9 Have you seen the one who forbids

9 Have you seen him who forbids

9 Araayta allathee yanha

10 A servant when he prays?

10 A servant when he prays?

10 AAabdan itha salla

11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

12 Or enjoins righteousness?

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

14 Does he not know that Allah sees?

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

15 No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

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

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

16 A lying, sinning forelock.

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

17 Then let him call his associates;

17 Then let him summon his council,

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

18 We will call the angels of Hell.

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

19 No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

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

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib