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96. Surah Al-'Alaq The Clot

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  • بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

    Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

    In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

  • 1.

    اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَۚ

    Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaq

    Recite: In the Name of your Lord who created,

  • 2.

    خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍۚ

    Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaq

    created man from clots of blood.

  • 3.

    اِقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْاَكْرَمُۙ

    Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram

    Recite: And your Lord is the Most Generous,

  • 4.

    اَلَّذ۪ي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِۙ

    Allathee AAallama bilqalam

    He who taught by the pen,

  • 5.

    عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْۜ

    AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam

    taught man what he did not know.

  • 6.

    كَلَّٓا اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰىۙ

    Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

    No indeed! Truly man is unbridled

  • 7.

    اَنْ رَاٰهُ اسْتَغْنٰىۜ

    An raahu istaghna

    seeing himself as self-sufficient.

  • 8.

    اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعٰىۜ

    Inna ila rabbika arrujAAa

    Truly it is to your Lord that you will return.

  • 9.

    اَرَاَيْتَ الَّذ۪ي يَنْهٰىۙ

    Araayta allathee yanha

    Have you seen him who prevents

  • 10.

    عَبْداً اِذَا صَلّٰىۜ

    AAabdan itha salla

    a slave when he goes to pray?

  • 11.

    اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدٰىۙ

    Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

    Do you think he is rightly guided

  • 12.

    اَوْ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوٰىۜ

    Aw amara bittaqwa

    or commands taqwa?

  • 13.

    اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىۜ

    Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

    Or do you see how he has denied and turned away?

  • 14.

    اَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰىۜ

    Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

  • 15.

    كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ۬ لَنَسْفَعاً بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ

    Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya

    No indeed! If he does not desist, We will grab him by the forelock,

  • 16.

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۚ

    Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-a

    a lying, sinful forelock.

  • 17.

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۙ

    FalyadAAu nadiyah

    Let him call his attendants;

  • 18.

    سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ

    SanadAAu azzabaniya

    We will call the Guards of Hell!

  • 19.

    كَلَّاۜ لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ

    Kalla la tutiAAhu wasjudwaqtarib

    No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near.