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Surah Al-Alaq: full text

سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

The Clot · 19 verses · Meccan· translation by Sahih International

96:1

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

96:2

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging substance.

96:3

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

96:4

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen -

96:5

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

Taught man that which he knew not.

96:6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

96:7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

96:8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

96:9

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

96:10

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

A servant when he prays?

96:11

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

96:12

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

Or enjoins righteousness?

96:13

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

96:14

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees?

96:15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

96:16

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

A lying, sinning forelock.

96:17

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Then let him call his associates;

96:18

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the angels of Hell.

96:19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

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