The Clot, Read — Dr Munir Munshey Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Read! In the name of your Lord, Who created (everything that exists)

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Dr. Munir Munshey

He creates man from a clot (of blood)

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Read! Your Lord is the most Generous

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Dr. Munir Munshey

He it is, Who imparted knowledge by the pen

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Taught man what he did not know

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

No, of course not! Man is surely rebellious

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

For, he thinks he is independent

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

(Even though his final) return is towards your Lord

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Did you (oh Muhammad, SAW), see the one who forbids

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

The servant (of Allah) to perform ´salat´

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

What do you think? Is he well guided

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

And (does he) enjoin piety

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Or do you think he denied and turned away

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Does he not know that Allah watches (everything)

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Dr. Munir Munshey

Of course not! If he did not desist, We will surely drag him by the hair on his forehead

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Dr. Munir Munshey

The lying sinful lock of hair

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Dr. Munir Munshey

He may then call his henchmen for help

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

Dr. Munir Munshey

While, We shall summon the guardians of hell

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

Dr. Munir Munshey

No! Beware! Do not follow such a one. (Rather), fall prostrate and draw closer (to Allah)

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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