Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite thou in the name of thy Lord Who hath created -

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Hath created man from a clot!

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Recite thou: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Who hath taught mankind by the pen -

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Hath taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

By no means: Verily man exorbitateth.

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

As he bethinkest himself selfsufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Verily Unto thy Lord is the return.

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Bethinkest thou him who forbiddeth,

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

A bondman of Ours when he prayeth *

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Bethinkest thou, if he is himself guided,

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Or he commandeth piety?

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Bethinkest thou, if he belieth and turneth away?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Knoweth he not that Allah beholdeth?

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

By no means! If he desist not We shall seize and deal him by the forelock -

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A forelock, lying, sinning.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Then, let him call his assembly,

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We also shall call the infernal guards.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

By no means! Obey not thou him. Continue to adore, and continue to draw nigh.