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Ahmed Raza Khan

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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
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Read with the name of your Lord Who created,

96:2 خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96:2
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Created man from a clot.

96:3 ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
96:3
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Read, and your Lord only is the Most Beneficent,

96:4 ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
The One Who taught to write with the pen.

96:5 عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
96:5
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
The One Who taught man all what he did not know.

96:6 كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
96:6
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Yes indeed, man is surely rebellious.

96:7 أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
96:7
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
As he considers himself independent!

96:8 إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
96:8
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Indeed towards your Lord only is the return.

96:9 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
96:9
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
What is your opinion – regarding him who forbids –

96:10 عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
96:10
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
A bondman when he offers the prayer?

96:11 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
96:11
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
What is your opinion – if he were upon guidance,

96:12 أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
96:12
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
He would enjoin piety, so how good it would be!

96:13 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
96:13
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
What is your opinion – if he denies and turns away, how wretched will be his state!

96:14 أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
96:14
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Did he not realise that Allah is watching?

96:15 كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
96:15
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Yes certainly, if he does not desist, We will seize him by the forelock.

96:16 نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
96:16
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
A forelock that lies, is sinful.

96:17 فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
96:17
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
So let him now call his gang!

96:18 سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
96:18
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
We will now call the guards!

96:19 كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
96:19
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Yes indeed; do not listen to him – and prostrate, and become close to Us. (Command of Prostration # 14)