Surah Al-Alaq

ٱقْرَأْبِٱسْمِرَبِّكَٱلَّذِىخَلَقَ

READ in the name of thy Sustainer, who has-

خَلَقَٱلْإِنسَٰنَمِنْعَلَقٍ

created man out of a germ-cell

ٱقْرَأْوَرَبُّكَٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Read - for thy Sustainer is the Most Bountiful One

ٱلَّذِىعَلَّمَبِٱلْقَلَمِ

who has taught [man] the use of the pen –

عَلَّمَٱلْإِنسَٰنَمَالَمْيَعْلَمْ

taught man what he did not know!

كَلَّآإِنَّٱلْإِنسَٰنَلَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Nay, verily, man becomes grossly overweening

أَنرَّءَاهُٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient:

إِنَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكَٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

for, behold, unto thy Sustainer all must return.

أَرَءَيْتَٱلَّذِىيَنْهَىٰ

HAST THOU ever considered him who tries to prevent

عَبْدًاإِذَاصَلَّىٰٓ

a servant [of God] from praying?

أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَانَعَلَىٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Hast thou considered whether he is on the right way,

أَوْأَمَرَبِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

or is concerned with God-consciousness?

أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَذَّبَوَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Hast thou considered whether he may [not] be giving the lie to the truth and turning his back [upon it]?

أَلَمْيَعْلَمبِأَنَّٱللَّهَيَرَىٰ

Does he, then, not know that God sees [all]?

كَلَّالَئِنلَّمْيَنتَهِلَنَسْفَعًۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Nay, if he desist not, We shall most surely drag him down upon his forehead

نَاصِيَةٍۢكَٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٍۢ

the lying, rebellious forehead! –

فَلْيَدْعُنَادِيَهُۥ

and then let him summon [to his aid] the counsels of his own [spurious] wisdom,

سَنَدْعُٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

[the while] We shall summon the forces of heavenly chastisement!

كَلَّالَاتُطِعْهُوَٱسْجُدْوَٱقْتَرِب

Nay, pay thou no heed to him, but prostrate thyself [before God] and draw close [unto Him]!