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