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Al-‘Alaq

આયત: 1

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Read in the name of your Lord Who created,

આયત: 2

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

created man from a clinging clot.

આયત: 3

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,

આયત: 4

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen,

આયત: 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 …”.

આયત: 6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

Indeed, man transgresses

આયત: 7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.

આયત: 8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

આયત: 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.

આયત: 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.

આયત: 11

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

What if this [slave] is rightly guided,

આયત: 12

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

and enjoins righteousness?

આયત: 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?

આયત: 14

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah is watching all?

આયત: 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.

આયત: 16

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

a lying, sinful forelock^[6].

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

આયત: 17

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

So let him call his associates;

આયત: 18

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

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

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

આયત: 19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

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