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Abul Ala Maududi

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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
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Recite in the name of your Lord Who created,
96:2 خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96:2
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
created man from a clot of congealed blood.
96:3 ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
96:3
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous,
96:4 ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Who taught by the pen,
96:5 عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
96:5
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
taught man what he did not know.
96:6 كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
96:6
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Nay, surely man transgresses;
96:7 أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
96:7
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
for he believes himself to be self-sufficient.
96:8 إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
96:8
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Surely to your Lord is your return.
96:9 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
96:9
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Did you see him who forbids
96:10 عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
96:10
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
a servant (of Allah) when he prays?
96:11 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
96:11
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Did you consider: what if he is on the Right Way,
96:12 أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
96:12
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and enjoins piety?
96:13 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
96:13
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Did you consider: what if he gives the lie (to the Truth) and turns away (from it)?
96:14 أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
96:14
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Does he not know that Allah sees everything?
96:15 كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
96:15
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock;
96:16 نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
96:16
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
by the lying forelock steeped in sin.
96:17 فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
96:17
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
So let him summon his helpmates;
96:18 سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
96:18
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
We too shall summon the guards of Hell.
96:19 كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
96:19
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
No, not at all. Never obey him. But prostrate yourself and become nigh (to your Lord).