Al-Alaq

سورة العلق

Surah 96 · Meccan · 19 verses

96:1Juz 30 · p. 597

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ1

(1) Recite in the name of your Lord who created
96:2Juz 30 · p. 597

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ2

(2) Created man from a clinging substance.
96:3Juz 30 · p. 597

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ3

(3) Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
96:4Juz 30 · p. 597

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ4

(4) Who taught by the pen
96:5Juz 30 · p. 597

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ5

(5) Taught man that which he knew not.
96:6Juz 30 · p. 597

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ6

(6) No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
96:7Juz 30 · p. 597

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ7

(7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
96:8Juz 30 · p. 597

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ8

(8) Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
96:9Juz 30 · p. 597

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ9

(9) Have you seen the one who forbids
96:10Juz 30 · p. 597

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ10

(10) A servant when he prays?
96:11Juz 30 · p. 597

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ11

(11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance
96:12Juz 30 · p. 597

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ12

(12) Or enjoins righteousness?
96:13Juz 30 · p. 598

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ13

(13) Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
96:14Juz 30 · p. 598

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ14

(14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?
96:15Juz 30 · p. 598

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ15

(15) No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952]
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[1952]- It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."
96:16Juz 30 · p. 598

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ16

(16) A lying, sinning forelock.
96:17Juz 30 · p. 598

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ17

(17) Then let him call his associates;
96:18Juz 30 · p. 598

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ18

(18) We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]
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[1953]- Those who push the wicked into the Fire.
96:19Juz 30 · p. 598

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩19

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

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