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Al-‘Alaq

English Translation - Saheeh International

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{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ}

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

{خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ}

(2) Created man from a clinging substance.

{اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ}

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

{الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ}

(4) Who taught by the pen

{عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ}

(5) Taught man that which he knew not.

{كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ}

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

{أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ}

(7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

{إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ}

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

{أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ}

(9) Have you seen the one who forbids

{عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ}

(10) A servant when he prays?

{أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ}

(11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance

{أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ}

(12) Or enjoins righteousness?

{أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ}

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

{أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ}

(14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?

{كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ}

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

{نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ}

(16) A lying, sinning forelock.

{فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ}

(17) Then let him call his associates;

{سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ}

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

{كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩}

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

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