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1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

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1 Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

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2 Created man from a clinging substance.

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2 He created man from a clot.

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3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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3 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

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4 Who taught by the pen -

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4 Who taught (to write) with the pen

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5 Taught man that which he knew not.

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5 Taught man what he knew not.

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6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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6 Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

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7 Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

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7 Because he sees himself free from want.

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8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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8 Surely to your Lord is the return.

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9 Have you seen the one who forbids

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9 Have you seen him who forbids

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10 A servant when he prays?

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10 A servant when he prays?

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11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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

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12 Or enjoins righteousness?

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12 Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

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13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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

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14 Does he not know that Allah sees?

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14 Does he not know that Allah does see?

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

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

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16 A lying, sinning forelock.

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16 A lying, sinful forehead.

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17 Then let him call his associates;

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17 Then let him summon his council,

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18 We will call the angels of Hell.

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18 We too would summon the braves of the army.

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

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