English - Yusuf Ali
Surah Al-'alaq (The Clot) - Aya count 19
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ﴿٣﴾
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمۡ یَعۡلَمۡ ﴿٥﴾
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّاۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَیَطۡغَىٰۤ ﴿٦﴾
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰۤ ﴿٧﴾
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰۤ ﴿٨﴾
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
أَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی یَنۡهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾
Seest thou one who forbids-
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰۤ ﴿١٠﴾
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ ﴿١١﴾
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۤ ﴿١٢﴾
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ ﴿١٣﴾
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أَلَمۡ یَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
كَلَّا لَىِٕن لَّمۡ یَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِیَةِ ﴿١٥﴾
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-
نَاصِیَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ ﴿١٦﴾
A lying, sinful forelock!
فَلۡیَدۡعُ نَادِیَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِیَةَ ﴿١٨﴾
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡ وَٱقۡتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾
Day, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!