Surah 96 · Meccan · 19 Verses
العلق
SURAH AL-'ALAQ
The Clot
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created –
Verse page →خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
Verse page →ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Verse page →ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen –
Verse page →عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Verse page →كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Verse page →أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
Verse page →إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Verse page →أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
Verse page →عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
Verse page →أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Verse page →أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
Verse page →أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Verse page →أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
Verse page →كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –
Verse page →نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ
A lying, sinning forelock.
Verse page →فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates;
Verse page →سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]
Verse page →كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
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