Surah 96 of 114
العلق
Al-'Alaq · The Clot
19 verses · Revealed in Makkah
Present this surahبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ١
Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaq
Recite in the name of your Lord who created –
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96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢
Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaq
Created man from a clinging substance.
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96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ٣
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ٤
Allathee AAallama bilqalam
Who taught by the pen –
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96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥
AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
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96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ٦
Kalla inna al-insana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ٧
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ٨
Inna ila rabbika arrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ٩
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
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96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
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96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ١١
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ١٢
Aw amara bittaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness?
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96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
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96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock –
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96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦
Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-a
A lying, sinning forelock.
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96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧
FalyadAAu nadiyah
Then let him call his associates;
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96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨
SanadAAu azzabaniya
We will call the angels of Hell.
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96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ١٩
Kalla la tutiAAhu wasjudwaqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].