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العلق

Surah Al-'Alaq

Surah Al-'Alaq (العلق) is surah 96 of the 114 surahs of the Quran. It has 19 ayahs, was revealed in Mecca (Meccan), and its name means “The Clot”.

  1. ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ۝١

    96:1Recite in the name of your Lord who created

  2. خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ۝٢

    96:2Created man from a clinging substance

  3. ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ۝٣

    96:3Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

  4. ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ۝٤

    96:4Who taught by the pen

  5. عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ۝٥

    96:5Taught man that which he knew not

  6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ۝٦

    96:6No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ۝٧

    96:7Because he sees himself self-sufficient

  8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ۝٨

    96:8Indeed, to your Lord is the return

  9. أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ۝٩

    96:9Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٠

    96:10A servant when he prays

  11. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ۝١١

    96:11Have you seen if he is upon guidance

  12. أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ۝١٢

    96:12Or enjoins righteousness

  13. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٣

    96:13Have you seen if he denies and turns away

  14. أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ۝١٤

    96:14Does he not know that Allah sees

  15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ۝١٥

    96:15No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

  16. نَاصِيَةࣲ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ ۝١٦

    96:16A lying, sinning forelock

  17. فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ۝١٧

    96:17Then let him call his associates

  18. سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ۝١٨

    96:18We will call the angels of Hell

  19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ۝١٩

    96:19No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]