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Surah 96 · Makkan

العلق

Al-'Alaq

The Clot

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 196:1

    ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    Recite in the name of your Lord who created

  2. 296:2

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Created man from a clinging substance.

  3. 396:3

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

  4. 496:4

    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    Who taught by the pen

  5. 596:5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    Taught man that which he knew not.

  6. 696:6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  7. 796:7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

  8. 896:8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

  9. 996:9

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. 1096:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays?

  11. 1196:11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

  12. 1296:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

  13. 1396:13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

  14. 1496:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allāh sees?

  15. 1596:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1

  16. 1696:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

  17. 1796:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

  18. 1896:18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.1

  19. 1996:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

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