✦  SURAH 96 OF 114

العلق

Al-'Alaq

The Clot · 19 verses · meccan

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

    1

    Recite in the name of your Lord who created

  2. خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

    2

    Created man from a clinging substance

  3. ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

    3

    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

  4. ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

    4

    Who taught by the pen

  5. عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

    5

    Taught man that which he knew not

  6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

    6

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

    7

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient

  8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

    8

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return

  9. أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

    9

    Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    10

    A servant when he prays

  11. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

    11

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

  12. أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

    12

    Or enjoins righteousness

  13. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    13

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away

  14. أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    14

    Does he not know that Allah sees

  15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    15

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

  16. نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

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    A lying, sinning forelock

  17. فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    17

    Then let him call his associates

  18. سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    18

    We will call the angels of Hell

  19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

    19

    No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]