The Clot, Read — Syed Vickar Ahamed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Clot

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Proclaim! (And read aloud!) in the Name of the Lord and Cherisher, Who created —

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Created man, out of a (mere) clot of thickened blood

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Proclaim! And your Lord is Most Bountiful —

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

He, Who taught (the use of) the pen—

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Taught man that which he did not know

AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Alas! But man oversteps all bounds

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And he considers himself as self-sufficient

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Surely, to your Lord is the return (of all)

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Do you see the one who forbids—

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

A true believer when he (turns) to pray

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Do you see if he (Our servant) is on (the path towards) Guidance?—

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Or enjoins the right deeds

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Do you see if he stands against (the Truth) and turns away

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Does he not know that Allah sees

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Let him become aware! If he does not stop, We will drag him by the hair (upon his forehead)—

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

A lying, sinful hair

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then, let him call (for help) to his own group (of friends)

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

We will call the angels of punishment (to deal with him)

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But no! Do not pay any attention to him: But prostrate and bring yourself closer (to Allah)

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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