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Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)

(سورة العَلَقِ)
Surah 96 • Category: Meccan • Verses: 19
1

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

English Translation
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
2

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

English Translation
Created man from a clinging substance.
3

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

English Translation
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
4

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

English Translation
Who taught by the pen -
5

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

English Translation
Taught man that which he knew not.
6

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

English Translation
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
7

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

English Translation
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

English Translation
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
9

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

English Translation
Have you seen the one who forbids
10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

English Translation
A servant when he prays?
11

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

English Translation
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

English Translation
Or enjoins righteousness?
13

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

English Translation
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

English Translation
Does he not know that Allah sees?
15

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

English Translation
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
16

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

English Translation
A lying, sinning forelock.
17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

English Translation
Then let him call his associates;
18

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

English Translation
We will call the angels of Hell.
19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

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

About Surah Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)

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