The Clot, Read — Aisha Bewley Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite: In the Name of your Lord who created,

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

created man from clots of blood.

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Recite: And your Lord is the Most Generous,

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

He who taught by the pen,

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

taught man what he did not know.

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

No indeed! Truly man is unbridled

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

seeing himself as self-sufficient.

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Truly it is to your Lord that you will return.

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen him who prevents

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

a slave when he goes to pray?

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Do you think he is rightly guided

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

or commands taqwa?

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Or do you see how he has denied and turned away?

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

No indeed! If he does not desist, We will grab him by the forelock,

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

a lying, sinful forelock.

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Let him call his attendants;

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the Guards of Hell!

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near.

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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