Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot)
العلق
اقرَأ بِاسمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ الإِنسٰنَ مِن عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾
Created man from a clinging substance.
اقرَأ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكرَمُ ﴿3﴾
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
الَّذى عَلَّمَ بِالقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾
Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ الإِنسٰنَ ما لَم يَعلَم ﴿5﴾
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلّا إِنَّ الإِنسٰنَ لَيَطغىٰ ﴿6﴾
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَءاهُ استَغنىٰ ﴿7﴾
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجعىٰ ﴿8﴾
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَءَيتَ الَّذى يَنهىٰ ﴿9﴾
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبدًا إِذا صَلّىٰ ﴿10﴾
A servant when he prays?
أَرَءَيتَ إِن كانَ عَلَى الهُدىٰ ﴿11﴾
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَو أَمَرَ بِالتَّقوىٰ ﴿12﴾
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَءَيتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ ﴿13﴾
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَم يَعلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرىٰ ﴿14﴾
Does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلّا لَئِن لَم يَنتَهِ لَنَسفَعًا بِالنّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
ناصِيَةٍ كٰذِبَةٍ خاطِئَةٍ ﴿16﴾
A lying, sinning forelock.
فَليَدعُ نادِيَهُ ﴿17﴾
Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدعُ الزَّبانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾
We will call the angels of Hell.
كَلّا لا تُطِعهُ وَاسجُد وَاقتَرِب ﴿19﴾
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].