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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

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96 Al-`Alaq ٱلْعَلَق

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

96:1 ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
96:1
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

96:2 خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96:2
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Createth man from a clot.

96:3 ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
96:3
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

96:4 ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Who teacheth by the pen,

96:5 عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
96:5
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Teacheth man that which he knew not.

96:6 كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
96:6
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Nay, but verily man is rebellious

96:7 أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
96:7
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
That he thinketh himself independent!

96:8 إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
96:8
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

96:9 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
96:9
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

96:10 عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
96:10
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
A slave when he prayeth?

96:11 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
96:11
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

96:12 أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
96:12
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Or enjoineth piety?

96:13 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
96:13
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

96:14 أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
96:14
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

96:15 كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
96:15
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

96:16 نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
96:16
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
The lying, sinful forelock -

96:17 فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
96:17
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Then let him call upon his henchmen!

96:18 سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
96:18
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
We will call the guards of hell.

96:19 كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
96:19
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English) :
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).