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Sura 96 · Meccan · 19 verses

العلق

Al-Alaq · The Clot
  1. 96:1

    ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

  2. 96:2

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Created man from a clinging substance.

  3. 96:3

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

  4. 96:4

    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    Who taught by the pen -

  5. 96:5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    Taught man that which he knew not.

  6. 96:6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  7. 96:7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

  8. 96:8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

  9. 96:9

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays?

  11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

  12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

  13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

  14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

  15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

  16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

  17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

  18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

  19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب

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

Arabic text and translations from Tanzil.net. Recitation streamed from EveryAyah.com, with 22 recitations available in the player.