Surah 96
Al-'Alaq
The Clot
العلق
19 ayat · Meccan · Juz 30
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Created man from a clinging substance.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
'Abdan iza sallaa
A servant when he prays?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Au amara bit taqwaa
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah
A lying, sinning forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Fal yad'u naadiyah
Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
We will call the angels of Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].