Al-'Alaq

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ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ١

Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

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خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ٢

Created man from a clinging substance.

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ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ٣

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ٤

Who taught by the pen –

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عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ٥

Taught man that which he knew not.

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كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ٦

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ٧

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ٨

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ٩

Have you seen the one who forbids

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عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠

A servant when he prays?

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أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ١١

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ١٢

Or enjoins righteousness?

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أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

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كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock¹ –

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نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ ١٦

A lying, sinning forelock.

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فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧

Then let him call his associates;

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سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨

We will call the angels of Hell.¹

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كـَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ١٩

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].