اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ (1)
Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists) |
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ (2)
Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood) |
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ (3)
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous |
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ (4)
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch] |
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ (5)
Has taught man that which he knew not |
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ (6)
Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc) |
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ (7)
Because he considers himself self-sufficient |
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ (8)
Surely! Unto your Lord is the return |
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ (9)
Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents |
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ (10)
A slave (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) when he prays |
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ (11)
Tell me, if he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is on the guidance (of Allah) |
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ (12)
Or enjoins piety |
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ (13)
Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Quran), and turns away |
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ (14)
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does) |
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ (15)
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock |
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ (16)
A lying, sinful forelock |
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ (17)
Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers) |
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ (18)
We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him) |
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩ (19)
Nay! (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah |
