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Al-‘Alaq

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 1

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

(1) Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 2

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

(2) Created man from a clinging substance.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 3

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

(3) Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 4

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

(4) Who taught by the pen –

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 5

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

(5) Taught man that which he knew not.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

(6) No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

(7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

(8) Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 9

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

(9) Have you seen the one who forbids

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 10

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

(10) A servant when he prays?

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 11

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

(11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 12

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

(12) Or enjoins righteousness?

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 13

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

(13) Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 14

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

(14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

(15) No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock^[1952] –

[1952]- It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 16

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

(16) A lying, sinning forelock.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 17

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

(17) Then let him call his associates;

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 18

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

(18) We will call the angels of Hell.^[1953]

[1953]- Those who push the wicked into the Fire.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

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