Surah 96 · Meccan · 19 verses
سُورَةُ العَلَقِ
Al-Alaq
The Clot
96:1
Arabic
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
English
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
96:2
Arabic
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
English
Created man from a clinging substance.
96:3
Arabic
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
English
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
96:4
Arabic
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
English
Who taught by the pen -
96:5
Arabic
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
English
Taught man that which he knew not.
96:6
Arabic
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
English
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
96:7
Arabic
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
English
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
96:8
Arabic
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
English
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
96:9
Arabic
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
English
Have you seen the one who forbids
96:10
Arabic
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
English
A servant when he prays?
96:11
Arabic
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
English
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
96:12
Arabic
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
English
Or enjoins righteousness?
96:13
Arabic
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
English
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
96:14
Arabic
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
English
Does he not know that Allah sees?
96:15
Arabic
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
English
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
96:16
Arabic
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ
English
A lying, sinning forelock.
96:17
Arabic
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
English
Then let him call his associates;
96:18
Arabic
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
English
We will call the angels of Hell.
96:19
Arabic
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
English
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].