بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾
(1) Recite in the name of your Lord who created –
96:1
96. Al-Alaq
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العلق
Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script, Hafs narration). Translation: Saheeh International (Noor International Center), via QuranEnc.com. Source details
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾
(2) Created man from a clinging substance.
96:2
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾
(3) Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
96:3
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾
(4) Who taught by the pen –
96:4
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾
(5) Taught man that which he knew not.
96:5
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾
(6) No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
96:6
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾
(7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
96:7
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾
(8) Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
96:8
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾
(9) Have you seen the one who forbids
96:9
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾
(10) A servant when he prays?
96:10
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾
(11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance
96:11
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾
(12) Or enjoins righteousness?
96:12
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾
(13) Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
96:13
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾
(14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?
96:14
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾
(15) No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –
Translation notes
[1952]- It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."
96:15
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ﴿16﴾
(16) A lying, sinning forelock.
96:16
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾
(17) Then let him call his associates;
96:17
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾
(18) We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]
Translation notes
[1953]- Those who push the wicked into the Fire.
96:18
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ﴿19﴾
(19) No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
96:19