96. Surah Al-Alaq
The Clot
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ Arabic
Read! In the name of your Lord who created: English - Abdel Haleem
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ Arabic
He created man from a clinging form. English - Abdel Haleem
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ Arabic
Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One English - Abdel Haleem
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ Arabic
Who taught by [means of] the pen, English - Abdel Haleem
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ Arabic
Who taught man what he did not know. English - Abdel Haleem
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ Arabic
But man exceeds all bounds English - Abdel Haleem
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ Arabic
When he thinks he is self-sufficient: English - Abdel Haleem
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ Arabic
[Prophet], all will return to your Lord. English - Abdel Haleem
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ Arabic
Have you seen the man who forbids English - Abdel Haleem
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ Arabic
[Our] servant to pray? English - Abdel Haleem
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ Arabic
Have you seen whether he is rightly guided, English - Abdel Haleem
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ Arabic
Or encourages true piety? English - Abdel Haleem
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ Arabic
Have you seen whether he denies the truth and turns away from it? English - Abdel Haleem
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ Arabic
Does he not realize that God sees all? English - Abdel Haleem
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ Arabic
No! If he does not stop, We shall drag him by his forehead –– English - Abdel Haleem
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ Arabic
His lying, sinful forehead. English - Abdel Haleem
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ Arabic
Let him summon his comrades; English - Abdel Haleem
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ Arabic
We shall summon the guards of Hell. English - Abdel Haleem
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ Arabic
No! Do not obey him [Prophet]: bow down in worship and draw close. English - Abdel Haleem