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Sura Xcvi. Iqraa, Or Read Or Proclaim

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

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Sra Xcvi.

\"IQRAA", Or Read! Or Proclaim!


Or "'Alaq", Or The Clot Of Congealed Blood.

In the name of God, Most Gracious,

Most Merciful.

1.
Proclaim! (or Read!)

In the name

Of thy Lord and Cherisher,

Who created--

2.
Created man, out of

A (mere) clot

Of congealed blood:

3.
Proclaim! And thy Lord

Is Most Bountiful,--

4.
He Who taught

(The use of) the Pen,--

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5.
Taught man that

Which he knew not.

6.
Nay, but man doth

Transgress all bounds,

7.
In that he looketh

Upon himself as self-sufficient.

8.
Verily, to thy Lord

Is the return (of all).

9.
Seest thou one

Who forbids--

10. A
votary when he

(Turns) to pray?

11.
Seest thou if

He is on (the road

Of
) Guidance?--

12.
Or enjoins Righteousness?

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13.
Seest thou if he

Denies (Truth) and turns away?

14.
Knoweth he not

That God doth see?

15.
Let him beware! If he

Desist not, We will

Drag him by the forelock,--

16. A
lying, sinful forelock!

17.
Then, let him call

(For help) to his council

(Of comrades):

18.
We will call

On the angels of punishment

(To deal with him)!

19. Nay, heed him not:


But bow down in adoration,

And bring thyself

The closer (to God)!

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