Surah 96: Al-Alaq سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ 1

¹Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ 2

²Createth man from a clot.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ 3

³Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ 4

⁴Who teacheth by the pen,

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ 5

⁵Teacheth man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ 6

⁶Nay, but verily man is rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ 7

⁷That he thinketh himself independent!

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ 8

⁸Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ 9

⁹Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ 10

¹⁰A slave when he prayeth?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ 11

¹¹Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ 12

¹²Or enjoineth piety?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ 13

¹³Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ 14

¹⁴Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ 15

¹⁵Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ 16

¹⁶The lying, sinful forelock -

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ 17

¹⁷Then let him call upon his henchmen!

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ 18

¹⁸We will call the guards of hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب 19

¹⁹Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).