
| 1. | Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists), |
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| 2. | Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). |
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| 3. | Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous, |
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| 4. | Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person
to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)
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| 5. | Has taught man that which he knew not. |
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| 6. | Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.). |
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| 7. | Because he considers himself self-sufficient. |
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| 8. | Surely! Unto your Lord is the return. |
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| 9. | Have you (O Muhammad
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| 10. | A slave (Muhammad
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| 11. | Tell me, if he (Muhammad
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| 12. | Or enjoins piety? |
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| 13. | Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abû Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur'ân), and turns away? |
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| 14. | Knows he not that Allâh does see (what he does)? |
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| 15. | Nay! If he (Abû Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock, |
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| 16. | A lying, sinful forelock! |
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| 17. | Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers), |
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| 18. | We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him)! |
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| 19. | Nay! (O Muhammad
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