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ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
— Saheeh International
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
— Transliteration
العَلَقِ
96. Al-Alaq
The Clot · 19 verses · Meccan
Translation
Reciter
أ
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
2
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
— Saheeh International
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
— Transliteration
3
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
— Saheeh International
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
— Transliteration
4
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen -
— Saheeh International
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
— Transliteration
5
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
Taught man that which he knew not.
— Saheeh International
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
— Transliteration
6
كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
— Saheeh International
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
— Transliteration
7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
— Saheeh International
An raahu istaghna
— Transliteration
8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
— Saheeh International
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
— Transliteration
9
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
— Saheeh International
Araayta allathee yanha
— Transliteration
10
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
— Saheeh International
AAabdan itha salla
— Transliteration
11
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
— Saheeh International
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
— Transliteration
12
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
— Saheeh International
Aw amara bialttaqwa
— Transliteration
13
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
— Saheeh International
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
— Transliteration
14
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
— Saheeh International
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
— Transliteration
15
كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
— Saheeh International
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
— Transliteration
16
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
A lying, sinning forelock.
— Saheeh International
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
— Transliteration
17
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates;
— Saheeh International
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
— Transliteration
18
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
— Saheeh International
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
— Transliteration
19
كـَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
— Saheeh International
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
— Transliteration
۩ Verse of prostration
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