The Clot, Read — Hamid S Aziz Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

READ (or proclaim), in the name of your Lord! Who create

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clot

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Read (or proclaim), for your Lord is most Bountiful

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Who teaches 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

Nay, verily, man is indeed rebelliou

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

In that he thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient or rich)

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Verily, unto your Lord is the return

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Have you considered him who forbids

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

A servant when he prays

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Have you considered if he were in guidanc

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Have you considered if he denied the truth, and turned his back

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah can see

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Nay, surely, if he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

The lying sinful forelock

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

So let him call his council (or comrades)

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the guards of Hell

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

Nay, obey him not, but adore and draw nigh (unto Allah)

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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