আল আলাক (শক্তভাবে আঁটকানো বস্তু)

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

2 He created man from a clot.

2 Createth man from a clot.

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

3 Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

4 Who teacheth by the pen,

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

5 Taught man what he knew not.

5 Teacheth man that which he knew not.

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

6 Nay, but verily man is rebellious

7 An raahu istaghna

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

7 That he thinketh himself independent!

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

8 Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

9 Araayta allathee yanha

9 Have you seen him who forbids

9 Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

10 AAabdan itha salla

10 A servant when he prays?

10 A slave when he prayeth ?

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

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

11 Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

12 Or enjoineth piety ?

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

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

13 Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

14 Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

15 Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

16 The lying, sinful forelock -

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

17 Then let him summon his council,

17 Then let him call upon his henchmen!

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

18 We will call the guards of hell.

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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

19 Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).