SURAH AL ALAQ
(The Clot)
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
(1) Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists)
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
(2) Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood)
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
(3) Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
(4) Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)]
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
(5) 'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Has taught man that which he knew not
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَى
(6) Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.)
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَى
(7) Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
Because he considers himself self-sufficient
إِنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَى
(8) Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Surely! Unto your Lord is the return
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَى
(9) Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Have you (O Muhammad) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى
(10) 'Abdan iza sallaa
A slave (Muhammad) when he prays
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَى
(11) Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Tell me, if he (Muhammad) is on the guidance (of Allah)
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَى
(12) Au amara bit taqwaa
Or enjoins piety
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى
(13) Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla
Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur'an), and turns away
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى
(14) Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعَنْ بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
(15) Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
(16) Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah
A lying, sinful forelock
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
(17) Fal yad'u naadiyah
Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers)
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
(18) Sanad 'uz zabaaniyahWe will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him)
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ
(19) Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib (make sajda)
Nay! (O Muhammad)! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah
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