Surah 96 of 114

Surah Al-Alaq

سُورَةُ الْعَلَقِ

The Clot · Meccan · 19 ayat · from page 597 of the Madinah muṣḥaf

Also written Al-ʿAlaq.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

    96:1
  2. خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Created man from a clinging substance.

    96:2
  3. ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

    96:3
  4. ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    Who taught by the pen -

    96:4
  5. عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    Taught man that which he knew not.

    96:5
  6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

    96:6
  7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

    96:7
  8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

    96:8
  9. أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Have you seen the one who forbids

    96:9
  10. عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays?

    96:10
  11. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

    96:11
  12. أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

    96:12
  13. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

    96:13
  14. أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

    96:14
  15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

    96:15
  16. نَاصِيَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

    96:16
  17. فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

    96:17
  18. سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

    96:18
  19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

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

    96:19

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