العلق

Read in the name of your LORD who creates,

Read (Eq'ra') in (Bi) the name (Es'mi) of your LORD (s) (Rabbi-ka) who (Ellazii) creates (Khalaq),

HE creates the human being from a thrombus*;

HE creates (Khalaqa) the human being (El' Insaana) from (Min') a thrombus (Älaq)*; (22:5)

read, and your LORD is the Most Honourable,

read (Eq'ra'), and (Wa) your LORD (s) (Rabbu-ka) is the Most Honourable (El' Ak'ram),

who has taught by the pen;

who (Ellazii) has taught (Ällama) by (Bi) the pen (68:1) (El'Qalam);

HE taught the human being what he knew not.

HE taught (Ällama) the human being (El' Insaana) what (Maa) he knew (Ya'lam’) not (Lam'). (4:113)

Nay! Indeed, the human being is transgressing,

Nay (Kallaa)! Indeed (Inna), the human being (El 'Insaana) is (La) transgressing (Yat'gaa),

because he thinks he has been spared.

because (An) he thinks he (Raa'hu) has been spared (Es'tag'naa).

Indeed, to your LORD is the return.

Indeed (Inna), to (illaa) your LORD (Rabbi-ka) is the return (Er'Ruj'ää).

Have you seen the one who forbids

Have you (s) seen (Ara-ai'ta) the one who (Ellazii) forbids (Yan'haa)

a servant when he prays?

a servant (Ab'daan) when (Izaa) he prays (Sollaa)?

Have you seen whether he is upon the Guidance

Have you (s) seen (Ara-ai'ta) whether (In) he is (Kaana) upon (Älaa) the Guidance (El'Hudaa)

or calls for piousness?

or (Aw') calls for (Amara Bi) piousness (Ettaq'waa)?

Have you seen when he denies and turns away?

Have you (s) seen (Ara-ai'ta) when (In) he denies (Kazzaba) and (Wa) turns away (Tawallaa)?

Does he not know that GOD sees?

Does he not (Alam' Bi) know (Ya'lam) that GOD (Annallahi) sees (Yaraa)?

Nay! Indeed, if he does not refrain, We will scorch him by the forelock;

Nay (Kallaa)! Indeed, if (Lain) he does not (Lam') refrain (Yantahi), We will (La) scorch him (-Nas'faää) by (Bi) the forelock (En'Naasiya');

the forelock of a liar at fault.

the forelock (Naasiyatin) of a liar (Kaazibatin) at fault (Khaatia’).

Then let him call his association;

Then let (Fal') him call (Yad'u) his association (Naadiya-hu);

We will call the myrmidons.

We will call (Sa Nad'u) the myrmidons (66:6) (Ez'Zabaaniya').

Nay! Do not obey him, but make obeisance and draw nearer.

Nay (Kallaa)! Do not (Laa) obey him (Tuti'hu), but (Wa) make obeisance (Es'jud') and (Wa) draw nearer (Eq'tarib).