The Clot, Read — Mohammad Shafi Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Read in the name of your Lord who creates —

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Creates man from a clinging substance

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Read and your Lord is most Liberal

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen —

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Taught mankind what it knew not.h

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Man, on the other hand, is certainly indeed prone to transgression

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

As he sees himself independent of any divine help

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen him who forbid

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

A devotee when he prays

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Do you see if he [the devotee] is on the right guidance

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Or enjoins piety

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

[And] do you see if he [who forbids the devotee from praying] denies [Guidance] and turns away [from it]

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah does indeed see [his wickedness]

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Nay! If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock —

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinning forelock

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Then let him call those who would help him

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the guardians of Hell

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

Nay! Obey him not, but prostrate and get near (to Allah)

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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