Chapter 96 of the Quran
Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot)
العلق
Surah Al-'Alaq is the 96th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 19 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.
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Ayah 1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
Ayah 2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
Ayah 3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Ayah 4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen
Ayah 5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Ayah 6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Ayah 7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
Ayah 8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Ayah 9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
Ayah 10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
Ayah 11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Ayah 12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
Ayah 13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Ayah 14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
Ayah 15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
Ayah 16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
Ayah 17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates;
Ayah 18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
Ayah 19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].