بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ١
Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
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SURAH 96 · 19 AYAHS · MECCAN
Al-Alaq
The Clot
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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢
Createth man from a clot.
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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ٣
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ٤
Who teacheth by the pen,
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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ٦
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ٧
That he thinketh himself independent!
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ٨
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ٩
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠
A slave when he prayeth?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ١١
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ١٢
Or enjoineth piety?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
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نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦
The lying, sinful forelock -
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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
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سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨
We will call the guards of hell.
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ١٩
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).
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