Surah “The Clot, Read”

as rendered by Musharraf Hussain — 19 verses

Recite in the name of your Lord Who created,
created humans from clustered germ-cells
Recite! “Your Lord is the most Generous”,
Who taught with the Pen,
He taught humans what they didn’t know
But humans go beyond boundaries of Allah,
considering themselves to be self-sufficient.
Yet the final return is to your Lord.
Have you seen the one who stops
a servant of Ours from praying?
Don’t you realise he is rightly guided,
and issues commands based on fear of Allah?
Have you considered, when he denies the truth and turns away,
doesn’t he know Allah sees everything?
No! If he doesn’t end this behaviour, We shall drag him by the forelock,
that lying and sinful forelock
So let him call out to his supporters;
We shall summon the angel guards at the gates of Hell to take care of him.
No! Don’t follow him, Prophet, but prostrate before Us and draw ever closer