الـعلق
Chapter 96, 19 verses
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Shakir
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Pickthall
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Transliteration
Word by word
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
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,
Transliteration
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Word by word
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Shakir
He created man from a clot.
Pickthall
Createth man from a clot.
Transliteration
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Word by word
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Shakir
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Pickthall
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
Transliteration
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Word by word
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Shakir
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Pickthall
Who teacheth by the pen,
Transliteration
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Word by word
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Shakir
Taught man what he knew not.
Pickthall
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
Transliteration
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Shakir
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Pickthall
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
Transliteration
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Word by word
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Shakir
Because he sees himself free from want.
Pickthall
That he thinketh himself independent!
Transliteration
An raahu istaghna
Word by word
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Shakir
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Pickthall
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
Transliteration
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Word by word
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Shakir
Have you seen him who forbids
Pickthall
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
Transliteration
Araayta allathee yanha
Word by word
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Shakir
A servant when he prays?
Pickthall
A slave when he prayeth ?
Transliteration
AAabdan itha salla
Word by word
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Shakir
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Pickthall
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
Transliteration
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Word by word
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Shakir
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Pickthall
Or enjoineth piety ?
Transliteration
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Word by word
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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 ?
Transliteration
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Word by word
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Shakir
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Pickthall
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?
Transliteration
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Word by word
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
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 -
Transliteration
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
Word by word
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Shakir
A lying, sinful forehead.
Pickthall
The lying, sinful forelock -
Transliteration
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
Word by word
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Shakir
Then let him summon his council,
Pickthall
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
Transliteration
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Word by word
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Shakir
We too would summon the braves of the army.
Pickthall
We will call the guards of hell.
Transliteration
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
Word by word
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
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).
Transliteration
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib