ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ 1
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
96
Surah Al-'Alaq
العلقThe Clot
19 Verses Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ 2
Created man from a clinging substance
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ 3
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ 4
Who taught by the pen
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ 5
Taught man that which he knew not
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ 6
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ 7
Because he sees himself self-sufficient
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ 8
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ 9
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ 10
A servant when he prays
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ 11
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ 12
Or enjoins righteousness
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ 13
Have you seen if he denies and turns away
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ 14
Does he not know that Allah sees
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ 15
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ 16
A lying, sinning forelock
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ 17
Then let him call his associates
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ 18
We will call the angels of Hell
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب ۩ 19
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]