Al-Alaq

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].