The Clot, Read — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

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Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

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created Man of a blood-clot

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

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Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

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who taught by the Pen

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

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taught Man that he knew not

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

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No indeed; surely Man waxes insolent

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

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for he thinks himself self-sufficient

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

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Surely unto thy Lord is the Returning

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

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What thinkest thou? He who forbid

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

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a servant when he prays -

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

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What thinkest thou? If he were upon guidanc

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

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or bade to godfearing -

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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What thinkest thou? If he cries lies, and turns away

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

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Did he not know that God sees

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

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No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

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a lying, sinful forelock

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

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So let him call on his concourse

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

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We shall call on the guards of Hell

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

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No indeed; do thou not obey him, and bow thyself, and draw nigh

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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