আল আলাক (জমাট বাঁধা বস্তু)

1 Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

2 Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

2 Created man from a clinging substance.

2 He created man from a clot.

3 Iqra warabbuka alakramu

3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

4 Allathee AAallama bialqalami

4 Who taught by the pen -

4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

5 AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

5 Taught man that which he knew not.

5 Taught man what he knew not.

6 Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

7 An raahu istaghna

7 Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

7 Because he sees himself free from want.

8 Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

9 Araayta allathee yanha

9 Have you seen the one who forbids

9 Have you seen him who forbids

10 AAabdan itha salla

10 A servant when he prays?

10 A servant when he prays?

11 Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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

12 Aw amara bialttaqwa

12 Or enjoins righteousness?

12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

13 Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

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?

14 Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

14 Does he not know that Allah sees?

14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

15 Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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,

16 Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

16 A lying, sinning forelock.

16 A lying, sinful forehead.

17 FalyadAAu nadiyahu

17 Then let him call his associates;

17 Then let him summon his council,

18 SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

18 We will call the angels of Hell.

18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

19 Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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).