Al Alaq

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

2 Created man from a clinging substance.

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

4 Who taught by the pen -

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

5 Taught man that which he knew not.

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7 An raahu istaghna

7 Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9 Araayta allathee yanha

9 Have you seen the one who forbids

10 AAabdan itha salla

10 A servant when he prays?

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

12 Or enjoins righteousness?

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

14 Does he not know that Allah sees?

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

16 A lying, sinning forelock.

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

17 Then let him call his associates;

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

18 We will call the angels of Hell.

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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