Al-Alaq سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

The Clot · 19 ayat · Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

96:1 · Juz 30

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾

Created man from a clinging substance.

96:2 · Juz 30

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

96:3 · Juz 30

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾

Who taught by the pen -

96:4 · Juz 30

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾

Taught man that which he knew not.

96:5 · Juz 30

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

96:6 · Juz 30

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

96:7 · Juz 30

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

96:8 · Juz 30

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids

96:9 · Juz 30

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾

A servant when he prays?

96:10 · Juz 30

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

96:11 · Juz 30

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾

Or enjoins righteousness?

96:12 · Juz 30

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

96:13 · Juz 30

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾

Does he not know that Allah sees?

96:14 · Juz 30

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾

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

96:15 · Juz 30

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿16﴾

A lying, sinning forelock.

96:16 · Juz 30

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾

Then let him call his associates;

96:17 · Juz 30

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾

We will call the angels of Hell.

96:18 · Juz 30

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿19﴾

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

96:19 · Juz 30 Sajda