At-Tīn
The Fig
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التين
وَٱلتِّينِ By the fig wal-tīni and the olive wal-zaytūni
By the fig and the olive1
وَهَـٰذَا And this wahādhā [the] city l-baladi [the] secure l-amīni
And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],
لَقَدْ Indeed laqad We created khalaqnā man l-insāna in fī (the) best aḥsani mould taqwīmin
We have certainly created man in the best of stature;1
ثُمَّ Then thumma We returned him radadnāhu (to the) lowest asfala (of the) low sāfilīna
Then We return him to the lowest of the low,1
إِلَّا Except illā those who alladhīna believe āmanū and do waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti then for them falahum (is a) reward ajrun never ghayru ending mamnūnin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.
فَمَا Then what famā causes you to deny yukadhibuka after (this) baʿdu the judgment bil-dīni
So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?1
أَلَيْسَ Is not alaysa Allah l-lahu (the) Most Just bi-aḥkami (of) the Judges l-ḥākimīna
Is not Allāh the most just of judges?
Al-`Alaq
The Clot
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العلق
ٱقْرَأْ Read iq'ra in (the) name bi-is'mi (of) your Lord rabbika the One Who alladhī created khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
خَلَقَ He created khalaqa man l-insāna from min a clinging substance ʿalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance.
ٱقْرَأْ Read iq'ra and your Lord warabbuka (is) the Most Generous l-akramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱلَّذِى The One Who alladhī taught ʿallama by the pen bil-qalami
Who taught by the pen
عَلَّمَ Taught ʿallama man l-insāna what mā not lam he knew yaʿlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّآ Nay kallā Indeed inna man l-insāna surely transgresses layaṭghā
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن That an he sees himself raāhu self-sufficient is'taghnā
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ Indeed inna to ilā your Lord rabbika (is) the return l-ruj'ʿā
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen ara-ayta the one who alladhī forbids yanhā
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen ara-ayta if in he is kāna upon ʿalā [the] guidance l-hudā
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ Or aw he enjoins amara [of the] righteousness bil-taqwā
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen ara-ayta if in he denies kadhaba and turns away watawallā
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَمْ Does not alam he know yaʿlam that bi-anna Allah l-laha sees yarā
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
كَلَّا Nay kallā If la-in not lam he desists yantahi surely We will drag him lanasfaʿan by the forelock bil-nāṣiyati
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1
نَاصِيَةٍۢ A forelock nāṣiyatin lying kādhibatin sinful khāṭi-atin
A lying, sinning forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ Then let him call falyadʿu his associates nādiyahu
Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدْعُ We will call sanadʿu the Angels of Hell l-zabāniyata
We will call the angels of Hell.1
كَلَّا Nay kallā (Do) not lā obey him tuṭiʿ'hu But prostrate wa-us'jud and draw near (to Allah) wa-iq'tarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].