ترجمة معاني سورة العلق - الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة - موسوعة القرآن الكريم

سورة العلق - Al-‘Alaq

آية: 1

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Read in the name of your Lord Who created,

آية: 2

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

created man from a clinging clot.

آية: 3

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,

آية: 4

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen,

آية: 5

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

taught man what he did not know^[1].

[1] These five verses (1-5) are the first ever verses revealed of the Qur’an. The Prophet (ﷺ) was retreating at a cave in the outskirts of Makkah when the angel Gabriel appeared before him, and ordered him to read. Since the Prophet (ﷺ) was unlettered, he would respond, “I cannot read.” Gabriel would then squeeze him tightly and order him again to read. Ultimately, Gabriel said to him: “Read in the name of your Lord …”.

آية: 6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

Indeed, man transgresses

آية: 7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.

آية: 8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

آية: 9

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who prevents^[2]

[2] i.e., Abu Jahl was a pagan leader of the Makkah who was an arch-enemy of Islam.

آية: 10

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

a slave [of Allah] from praying^[3]?

[3] Abu Jahl abused the Prophet (ﷺ) when he prayed in the Holy Mosque.

آية: 11

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

What if this [slave] is rightly guided,

آية: 12

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

and enjoins righteousness?

آية: 13

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

How about the one who denies and turns away^[4]?

[4] From what the Prophet (ﷺ) has brought and does he not fear Allah?

آية: 14

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah is watching all?

آية: 15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock^[5]

[5] To the Hellfire.

آية: 16

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

a lying, sinful forelock^[6].

[6] It alludes to the frontal lobe of the brain, where reasoning is processed.

آية: 17

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

So let him call his associates;

آية: 18

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the wardens of Hellfire^[7].

[7] i.e., the coarse, rigorous, and harsh angels assigned for the Hellfire.

آية: 19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].