Al-'Alaq

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. 96:1
   اقْرَأْiq'raReadبِاسْمِbi-is'miin (the) nameرَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lordالَّذِىalladhīthe One Whoخَلَقَkhalaqacreated ١
2. 96:2
   خَلَقَkhalaqaHe createdالْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamanمِنْminfromعَلَقٍʿalaqina clinging substance٢
3. 96:3
   اقْرَأْiq'raReadوَرَبُّكَwarabbukaand your Lordالْأَكْرَمُl-akramu(is) the Most Generous٣
4. 96:4
   الَّذِىalladhīThe One Whoعَلَّمَʿallamataughtبِالْقَلَمِbil-qalamiby the pen٤
5. 96:5
   عَلَّمَʿallamaTaughtالْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamanمَاmāwhatلَمْlamnotيَعْلَمْyaʿlamhe knew٥
6. 96:6
   كَلَّآkallāNayإِنَّinnaIndeedالْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamanلَيَطْغَىٰٓlayaṭghāsurely transgresses٦
7. 96:7
   أَنanThatرَّءَاهُraāhuhe sees himselfاسْتَغْنَىٰٓis'taghnāself-sufficient٧
8. 96:8
   إِنَّinnaIndeedإِلَىٰilātoرَبِّكَrabbikayour Lordالرُّجْعَىٰٓl-ruj'ʿā(is) the return٨
9. 96:9
   أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seenالَّذِىalladhīthe one whoيَنْهَىٰyanhāforbids٩
10. 96:10
    عَبْدًاʿabdanA slaveإِذَاidhāwhenصَلَّىٰٓṣallāhe prays١٠
11. 96:11
    أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seenإِنinifكَانَkānahe isعَلَىʿalāuponالْهُدَىٰٓl-hudā[the] guidance١١
12. 96:12
    أَوْawOrأَمَرَamarahe enjoinsبِالتَّقْوَىٰٓbil-taqwā[of the] righteousness١٢
13. 96:13
    أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seenإِنinifكَذَّبَkadhabahe deniesوَتَوَلَّىٰٓwatawallāand turns away١٣
14. 96:14
    أَلَمْalamDoes notيَعْلَمyaʿlamhe knowبِأَنَّbi-annathatاللَّهَl-lahaAllahيَرَىٰyarāsees١٤
15. 96:15
    كَلَّاkallāNayلَئِنla-inIfلَّمْlamnotيَنتَهِyantahihe desistsلَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaʿansurely We will drag himبِالنَّاصِيَةِbil-nāṣiyatiby the forelock١٥
16. 96:16
    نَاصِيَةٍۢnāṣiyatinA forelockكَـٰذِبَةٍkādhibatinlyingخَاطِئَةٍۢkhāṭi-atinsinful١٦
17. 96:17
    فَلْيَدْعُfalyadʿuThen let him callنَادِيَهُۥnādiyahuhis associates١٧
18. 96:18
    سَنَدْعُsanadʿuWe will callالزَّبَانِيَةَl-zabāniyatathe Angels of Hell١٨
19. 96:19
    كَلَّاkallāNayلَاlā(Do) notتُطِعْهُtuṭiʿ'huobey himوَاسْجُدْwa-us'judBut prostrateوَاقْتَرِب ۩wa-iq'tariband draw near (to Allah)١٩