The Clot, Read — Musharraf Hussain Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Musharraf Hussain

Recite in the name of your Lord Who created,

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Musharraf Hussain

created humans from clustered germ-cells

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Musharraf Hussain

Recite! “Your Lord is the most Generous”,

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Musharraf Hussain

Who taught with the Pen,

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Musharraf Hussain

He taught humans what they didn’t know

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

But humans go beyond boundaries of Allah,

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

considering themselves to be self-sufficient.

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

Yet the final return is to your Lord.

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

Have you seen the one who stops

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

a servant of Ours from praying?

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

Don’t you realise he is rightly guided,

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

and issues commands based on fear of Allah?

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

Have you considered, when he denies the truth and turns away,

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Musharraf Hussain

doesn’t he know Allah sees everything?

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Musharraf Hussain

No! If he doesn’t end this behaviour, We shall drag him by the forelock,

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Musharraf Hussain

that lying and sinful forelock

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Musharraf Hussain

So let him call out to his supporters;

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

Musharraf Hussain

We shall summon the angel guards at the gates of Hell to take care of him.

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

Musharraf Hussain

No! Don’t follow him, Prophet, but prostrate before Us and draw ever closer

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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