English - Yusuf Ali
Surah Al-'alaq ( The Clot ) - Aya count 19
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
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Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
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Created man from a clinging substance.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
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Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
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Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
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Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
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No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
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Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
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Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
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Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
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A servant when he prays?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
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Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
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Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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Does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
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No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
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A lying, sinning forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
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Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
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We will call the angels of Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
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No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].