Surah Al-Alaq (العَلق)

Ayat 1–19

اِقۡرَاۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَۚ ۝١

96:1Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

خَلَقَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍۚ ۝٢

96:2Createth man from a clot.

اِقۡرَاۡ وَرَبُّكَ الۡاَكۡرَمُۙ ۝٣

96:3Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

الَّذِىۡ عَلَّمَ بِالۡقَلَمِۙ ۝٤

96:4Who teacheth by the pen,

عَلَّمَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡؕ ۝٥

96:5Teacheth man that which he knew not.

كَلَّاۤ اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَيَطۡغٰٓىۙ ۝٦

96:6Nay, but verily man is rebellious

اَنۡ رَّاٰهُ اسۡتَغۡنٰىؕ ۝٧

96:7That he thinketh himself independent!

اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجۡعٰىؕ ۝٨

96:8Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

اَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ يَنۡهٰىؕ ۝٩

96:9Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبۡدًا اِذَا صَلّٰىؕ ۝١٠

96:10A slave when he prayeth?

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَانَ عَلَى الۡهُدٰٓىۙ ۝١١

96:11Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

اَوۡ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقۡوٰىۙ ۝١٢

96:12Or enjoineth piety?

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىؕ ۝١٣

96:13Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

اَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰىؕ ۝١٤

96:14Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

كَلَّا لَٮِٕنۡ لَّمۡ يَنۡتَهِࣙۙ لَنَسۡفَعًۢـا بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ ۝١٥

96:15Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۚ ۝١٦

96:16The lying, sinful forelock -

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهٗۙ ۝١٧

96:17Then let him call upon his henchmen!

سَنَدۡعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ ۝١٨

96:18We will call the guards of hell.

كَلَّا ؕ لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَاسۡجُدۡ وَاقۡتَرِبْ۩ ۝١٩

96:19Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).