Al-Alaq
The Clot
سورة العلق
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Transliteration
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Translation
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Transliteration
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Translation
Created man from a clinging substance.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Transliteration
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Translation
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Transliteration
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
Translation
Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Transliteration
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Translation
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Transliteration
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
Translation
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
Translation
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Transliteration
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Translation
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Transliteration
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Translation
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
'Abdan iza sallaa
Translation
A servant when he prays?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Transliteration
Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Translation
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Transliteration
Au amara bit taqwaa
Translation
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla
Translation
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Transliteration
Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Translation
Does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Transliteration
Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah
Translation
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Transliteration
Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah
Translation
A lying, sinning forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Transliteration
Fal yad'u naadiyah
Translation
Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Transliteration
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
Translation
We will call the angels of Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩
Transliteration
Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib
Translation
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].