Alak Sûresi Abdullah Yusuf Ali Meâli

Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- ﴾ 1 ﴿
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: ﴾ 2 ﴿
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- ﴾ 3 ﴿
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- ﴾ 4 ﴿
Taught man that which he knew not. ﴾ 5 ﴿
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, ﴾ 6 ﴿
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. ﴾ 7 ﴿
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). ﴾ 8 ﴿
Seest thou one who forbids- ﴾ 9 ﴿
A votary when he (turns) to pray? ﴾ 10 ﴿
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- ﴾ 11 ﴿
Or enjoins Righteousness? ﴾ 12 ﴿
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away? ﴾ 13 ﴿
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see? ﴾ 14 ﴿
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,- ﴾ 15 ﴿
A lying, sinful forelock! ﴾ 16 ﴿
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades): ﴾ 17 ﴿
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)! ﴾ 18 ﴿
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)! ﴾ 19 ﴿