ٱقْرَأْ Read بِٱسْمِ in (the) name رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَ created ١
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
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خَلَقَ He created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man مِنْ from عَلَقٍ a clinging substance ٢
Created man from a clinging substance.
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ٱقْرَأْ Read وَرَبُّكَ and your Lord ٱلْأَكْرَمُ (is) the Most Generous ٣
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who عَلَّمَ taught بِٱلْقَلَمِ by the pen ٤
Who taught by the pen
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عَلَّمَ Taught ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man مَا what لَمْ not يَعْلَمْ he knew ٥
Taught man that which he knew not.
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كَلَّآ Nay إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man لَيَطْغَىٰٓ surely transgresses ٦
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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أَن That رَّءَاهُ he sees himself ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ self-sufficient ٧
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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إِنَّ Indeed إِلَىٰ to رَبِّكَ your Lord ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ (is) the return ٨
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen ٱلَّذِى the one who يَنْهَىٰ forbids ٩
Have you seen the one who forbids
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عَبْدًا A slave إِذَا when صَلَّىٰٓ he prays ١٠
A servant when he prays?
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أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen إِن if كَانَ he is عَلَى upon ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ [the] guidance ١١
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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أَوْ Or أَمَرَ he enjoins بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ [of the] righteousness ١٢
Or enjoins righteousness?
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أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen إِن if كَذَّبَ he denies وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ and turns away ١٣
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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أَلَمْ Does not يَعْلَم he know بِأَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يَرَىٰ sees ١٤
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
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كَلَّا Nay لَئِن If لَّمْ not يَنتَهِ he desists لَنَسْفَعًۢا surely We will drag him بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ by the forelock ١٥
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
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نَاصِيَةٍۢ A forelock كَـٰذِبَةٍ lying خَاطِئَةٍۢ sinful ١٦
A lying, sinning forelock.
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فَلْيَدْعُ Then let him call نَادِيَهُۥ his associates ١٧
Then let him call his associates;
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سَنَدْعُ We will call ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ the Angels of Hell ١٨
We will call the angels of Hell.
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كَلَّا Nay لَا (Do) not تُطِعْهُ obey him وَٱسْجُدْ But prostrate وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ and draw near (to Allah) ١٩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
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