Surah 96 · Meccan · 19 ayahs

العلقAl-'Alaq

The Clot

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 96:1

    ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

    Recite in the name of your Lord who created

  2. 96:2

    خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

    Created man from a clinging substance

  3. 96:3

    ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

  4. 96:4

    ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

    Who taught by the pen

  5. 96:5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

    Taught man that which he knew not

  6. 96:6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  7. 96:7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient

  8. 96:8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return

  9. 96:9

    أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

    Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. 96:10

    عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays

  11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

  12. 96:12

    أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness

  13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away

  14. 96:14

    أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees

  15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

  16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

    A lying, sinning forelock

  17. 96:17

    فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates

  18. 96:18

    سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell

  19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

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

Arabic text: The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia. Translations via Tanzil.net and QuranEnc.