Surah Al-'Alaqالعلق
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Al-'Alaq (العلق): full text and translation
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ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾
96:1 Proclaim! (or Read!) In the name Of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created—
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾
96:2 Created man, out of A (mere) clot Of congealed blood:
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾
96:3 Proclaim! And thy Lord Is Most Bountiful,—
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾
96:4 He Who taught (The use of) the Pen,—
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾
96:5 Taught man that Which he knew not.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾
96:6 Nay, but man doth Transgress all bounds,
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾
96:7 In that he looketh Upon himself as self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾
96:8 Verily, to thy Lord Is the return (of all).
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾
96:9 Seest thou one Who forbids—
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾
96:10 A votary when he (Turns) to pray?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾
96:11 Seest thou if He is on (the road Of) Guidance?—
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾
96:12 Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾
96:13 Seest thou if he Denies (Truth) and turns away?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
96:14 Knoweth he not That God doth see?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾
96:15 Let him beware! If he Desist not, We will Drag him by the forelock,—
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾
96:16 A lying, sinful forelock!
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾
96:17 Then, let him call (For help) to his council (Of comrades):
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾
96:18 We will call On the angels of punishment (To deal with him)!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾
96:19 Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, And bring thyself The closer (to God)!