96

Surah Al-'Alaq

Meccan 19 Ayahs Juz 1
العلق

Surah Al-'Alaq (العلق) is chapter 96 of the Holy Quran — a Meccan surah of 19 verses (ayahs).

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'miٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
96:1
ٱقْرَأْReadiq'raبِٱسْمِin (the) namebi-is'miرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordrabbikaٱلَّذِىthe One Whoalladhīخَلَقَcreated khalaqa١
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
96:2
خَلَقَHe createdkhalaqaٱلْإِنسَـٰنَmanl-insānaمِنْfromminعَلَقٍa clinging substanceʿalaqin٢
Created man from a clinging substance.
96:3
ٱقْرَأْReadiq'raوَرَبُّكَand your Lordwarabbukaٱلْأَكْرَمُ(is) the Most Generousl-akramu٣
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
96:4
ٱلَّذِىThe One Whoalladhīعَلَّمَtaughtʿallamaبِٱلْقَلَمِby the penbil-qalami٤
Who taught by the pen
96:5
عَلَّمَTaughtʿallamaٱلْإِنسَـٰنَmanl-insānaمَاwhatmāلَمْnotlamيَعْلَمْhe knewyaʿlam٥
Taught man that which he knew not.
96:6
كَلَّآNaykallāإِنَّIndeedinnaٱلْإِنسَـٰنَmanl-insānaلَيَطْغَىٰٓsurely transgresseslayaṭghā٦
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
96:7
أَنThatanرَّءَاهُhe sees himselfraāhuٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓself-sufficientis'taghnā٧
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّIndeedinnaإِلَىٰtoilāرَبِّكَyour Lordrabbikaٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ(is) the returnl-ruj'ʿā٨
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
96:9
أَرَءَيْتَHave you seenara-aytaٱلَّذِىthe one whoalladhīيَنْهَىٰforbidsyanhā٩
Have you seen the one who forbids
96:10
عَبْدًاA slaveʿabdanإِذَاwhenidhāصَلَّىٰٓhe praysṣallā١٠
A servant when he prays?
96:11
أَرَءَيْتَHave you seenara-aytaإِنifinكَانَhe iskānaعَلَىuponʿalāٱلْهُدَىٰٓ[the] guidancel-hudā١١
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
96:12
أَوْOrawأَمَرَhe enjoinsamaraبِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ[of the] righteousnessbil-taqwā١٢
Or enjoins righteousness?
96:13
أَرَءَيْتَHave you seenara-aytaإِنifinكَذَّبَhe denieskadhabaوَتَوَلَّىٰٓand turns awaywatawallā١٣
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
96:14
أَلَمْDoes notalamيَعْلَمhe knowyaʿlamبِأَنَّthatbi-annaٱللَّهَAllahl-lahaيَرَىٰseesyarā١٤
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
96:15
كَلَّاNaykallāلَئِنIfla-inلَّمْnotlamيَنتَهِhe desistsyantahiلَنَسْفَعًۢاsurely We will drag himlanasfaʿanبِٱلنَّاصِيَةِby the forelockbil-nāṣiyati١٥
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
96:16
نَاصِيَةٍۢA forelocknāṣiyatinكَـٰذِبَةٍlyingkādhibatinخَاطِئَةٍۢsinfulkhāṭi-atin١٦
A lying, sinning forelock.
96:17
فَلْيَدْعُThen let him callfalyadʿuنَادِيَهُۥhis associatesnādiyahu١٧
Then let him call his associates;
96:18
سَنَدْعُWe will callsanadʿuٱلزَّبَانِيَةَthe Angels of Helll-zabāniyata١٨
We will call the angels of Hell.
96:19
كَلَّاNaykallāلَا(Do) notlāتُطِعْهُobey himtuṭiʿ'huوَٱسْجُدْBut prostratewa-us'judوَٱقْتَرِب ۩and draw near (to Allah)wa-iq'tarib١٩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].