العلق
Al-Alaq
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِیمِ
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ الَّذِی خَلَقَ(1)
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -(1)
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ(2)
Created man from a clinging substance(2)
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّکَ الْأَکْرَمُ(3)
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -(3)
الَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ(4)
Who taught by the pen -(4)
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ یَعْلَمْ(5)
Taught man that which he knew not(5)
کَلَّآ إِنَّ الْإِنسَٰنَ لَیَطْغَیٰٓ(6)
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses(6)
أَن رَّءَاهُ اسْتَغْنَیٰٓ(7)
Because he sees himself self-sufficient(7)
إِنَّ إِلَیٰ رَبِّکَ الرُّجْعَیٰٓ(8)
Indeed, to your Lord is the return(8)
أَرَءَیْتَ الَّذِی یَنْهَیٰ(9)
Have you seen the one who forbids(9)
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّیٰٓ(10)
A servant when he prays?(10)
أَرَءَیْتَ إِن کَانَ عَلَی الْهُدَیٰٓ(11)
Have you seen if he is upon guidance(11)
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَیٰٓ(12)
Or enjoins righteousness?(12)
أَرَءَیْتَ إِن کَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّیٰٓ(13)
Have you seen if he denies and turns away (13)
أَلَمْ یَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ یَرَیٰ(14)
Does he not know that Allah sees?(14)
کَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ یَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِالنَّاصِیَةِ(15)
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock (15)
نَاصِیَةٍ کَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ(16)
A lying, sinning forelock(16)
فَلْیَدْعُ نَادِیَهُۥ(17)
Then let him call his associates;(17)
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِیَةَ(18)
We will call the angels of Hell(18)
کَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩(19)
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah](19)