The Clot, Read — Muhammad Asad Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

READ in the name of thy Sustainer, who has

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

created man out of a germ-cel

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Read - for thy Sustainer is the Most Bountiful On

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

who has taught [man] the use of 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 becomes grossly overweenin

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

for, behold, unto thy Sustainer all must return

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

HAST THOU ever considered him who tries to preven

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

a servant [of God] from praying

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Hast thou considered whether he is on the right way

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

or is concerned with God-consciousness

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Hast thou considered whether he may [not] be giving the lie to the truth and turning his back [upon it]

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he, then, not know that God sees [all]

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Nay, if he desist not, We shall most surely drag him down upon his forehea

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

the lying, rebellious forehead! –

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

and then let him summon [to his aid] the counsels of his own [spurious] wisdom

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

[the while] We shall summon the forces of heavenly chastisement

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

Nay, pay thou no heed to him, but prostrate thyself [before God] and draw close [unto Him]

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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