Al-'Alaq — English Translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾

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

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾

Hath created man from a clot!

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾

Recite thou: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾

Who hath taught mankind by the pen -

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾

Hath taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

By no means: Verily man exorbitateth.

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾

As he bethinkest himself selfsufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾

Verily Unto thy Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Bethinkest thou him who forbiddeth,

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾

A bondman of Ours when he prayeth *

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾

Bethinkest thou, if he is himself guided,

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾

Or he commandeth piety?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾

Bethinkest thou, if he belieth and turneth away?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾

Knoweth he not that Allah beholdeth?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾

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

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿16﴾

A forelock, lying, sinning.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾

Then, let him call his assembly,

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾

We also shall call the infernal guards.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿19﴾

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