| In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. |
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Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists), |
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Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). |
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Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous, |
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Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)], |
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Has taught man that which he knew not. |
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Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.). |
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Because he considers himself self-sufficient. |
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Surely! Unto your Lord is the return. |
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Have you (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) seen him (i.e. Aboo Jahl) who prevents, |
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A slave (Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) when he prays? |
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Tell me, if he (Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is on the guidance (of Allaah)? |
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Or enjoins piety? |
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Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Aboo Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur'aan), and turns away? |
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Knows he not that Allaah does see (what he does)? |
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Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock, |
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A lying, sinful forelock! |
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Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers), |
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We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him)! |
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Nay! (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allaah! |
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