The Clot

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Transliteration: Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Transliteration: Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Transliteration: Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Transliteration: Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Who taught by the pen -

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Transliteration: 'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Transliteration: Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration: 'Abdan iza sallaa

A servant when he prays?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Au amara bit taqwaa

Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration: Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Transliteration: Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

Does he not know that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Transliteration: Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

Transliteration: Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Transliteration: Fal yad'u naadiyah

Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Transliteration: Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

We will call the angels of Hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Transliteration: Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

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