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Surah 96 · 19 ayat

Al-Alaq

The Clot

العلق

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

96:1

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

MeaningRead: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

96:2

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

MeaningCreateth man from a clot.

96:3

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

MeaningRead: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

96:4

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

MeaningWho teacheth by the pen,

96:5

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

MeaningTeacheth man that which he knew not.

96:6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

MeaningNay, but verily man is rebellious

96:7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

MeaningThat he thinketh himself independent!

96:8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

MeaningLo! unto thy Lord is the return.

96:9

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

MeaningHast thou seen him who dissuadeth

96:10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

MeaningA slave when he prayeth?

96:11

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

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

96:12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

MeaningOr enjoineth piety?

96:13

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

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

96:14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

MeaningIs he then unaware that Allah seeth?

96:15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

MeaningNay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock –

96:16

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

MeaningThe lying, sinful forelock –

96:17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

MeaningThen let him call upon his henchmen!

96:18

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

MeaningWe will call the guards of hell.

96:19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

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

Sources & credits

Arabic source: Tanzil Quran Text 1.1. Verbatim Uthmani source text, used under CC BY 3.0. Check Tanzil for source updates.

Default English meaning: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). The translation is presented separately from the Qur’an Arabic.

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