The Clot, Read — Edward Henry Palmer Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Edward Henry Palmer

READ, in the name of thy Lord

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

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Who created man from congealed blood

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

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Read, for thy Lord is most generous

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Edward Henry Palmer

Who taught the pen

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

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Taught man what he did not know

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

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Nay, verily, man is indeed outrageou

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

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at seeing himself get rich

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

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Verily, unto thy Lord is the return

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

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Hast thou considered him 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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Hast thou considered if he were in guidanc

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Edward Henry Palmer

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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Hast thou considered if he said it was a lie, and turned his back

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

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Did he not know that God can see

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

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Nay, surely, if he do not desist we will drag him by the forelock!

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

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the lying sinful forelock

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

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So let him call his counsel

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

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we will call the guards of hell

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

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Nay, obey him not, but adore and draw nigh

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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