Surah 96 · Meccan · 19 verses
سُورَةُ العَلَقِ
Al-Alaq
The Clot
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ١
96:1Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ٢
96:2Created man from a clinging substance.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ٣
96:3Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ٤
96:4Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ٥
96:5Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ٦
96:6No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ٧
96:7Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ٨
96:8Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ٩
96:9Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ١٠
96:10A servant when he prays?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ١١
96:11Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ١٢
96:12Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣
96:13Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ١٤
96:14Does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥
96:15No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ١٦
96:16A lying, sinning forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ١٧
96:17Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨
96:18We will call the angels of Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩١٩
96:19No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
Source & authenticity · Arabic: Uthmānī text from the Tanzil Project (tanzil.net) · Translation: Saheeh International.