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Surah 96 · Makkan
العلق
Al-'Alaq
The Clot
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
- 196:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
- 296:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
- 396:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
- 496:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen
- 596:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
- 696:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
- 796:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
- 896:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
- 996:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
- 1096:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
- 1196:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
- 1296:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
- 1396:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
- 1496:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
- 1596:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1
- 1696:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
- 1796:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates;
- 1896:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.1
- 1996:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].