العلق
Al-'Alaq
The Clot — 19 verses — meccan
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught by the pen
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self-sufficient
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah sees
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinning forelock
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call his associates
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the angels of Hell
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]