اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord, Who created.
Clot · al-'Alaq · سورة العلق · 19 ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Caring.
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
He created the human being from a tiny clot.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous.
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
He taught with the pen.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
He taught the human being things he didn't know.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
But no, the human being goes too far.
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
When he thinks he doesn't need anyone.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
But everyone will return to your Lord.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who stops.
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A servant when he prays?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Have you seen if the servant is following the right way.
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or telling others to be good?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Doesn't he know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he doesn't stop, We will grab him by his forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A forehead that lies and does wrong.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then let him call his group of friends.
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the tough angels.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩
No! Don't listen to him. Bow down and come closer.