Quran / Surah 96
سورة العَلَق
96. Al-Alaq
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Themes with ayat from this surah: Knowledge and thinking
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ١
اِقۡرَاۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَۚ ١
96:1 Read with the name of your Lord who created (every thing),
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢
خَلَقَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍۚ ٢
96:2 He created man from a clot of blood.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ٣
اِقۡرَاۡ وَرَبُّكَ الۡاَكۡرَمُۙ ٣
96:3 Read, and your Lord is the most gracious,
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ٤
الَّذِىۡ عَلَّمَ بِالۡقَلَمِۙ ٤
96:4 who imparted knowledge by means of the pen.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥
عَلَّمَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡؕ ٥
96:5 He taught man what he did not know.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ٦
كَلَّاۤ اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَيَطۡغٰٓىۙ ٦
96:6 In fact, man crosses the limits,
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ٧
اَنۡ رَّاٰهُ اسۡتَغۡنٰىؕ ٧
96:7 because he deems himself to be free of need.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ٨
اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجۡعٰىؕ ٨
96:8 Surely to your Lord is the return.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ٩
اَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ يَنۡهٰىؕ ٩
96:9 Have you seen him who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠
عَبۡدًا اِذَا صَلّٰىؕ ١٠
96:10 a servant of Allah when he prays?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ١١
اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَانَ عَلَى الۡهُدٰٓىۙ ١١
96:11 Tell me, if he is on the right path,
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ١٢
اَوۡ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقۡوٰىۙ ١٢
96:12 or bids piety, (would the former still forbid him?)
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣
اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىؕ ١٣
96:13 Tell me, if he rejects (the true faith) and turns away,
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
اَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰىؕ ١٤
96:14 does he not know that Allah is watching (him)?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
كَلَّا لَٮِٕنۡ لَّمۡ يَنۡتَهِ ۙ لَنَسۡفَعًۢا بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ ١٥
96:15 No! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag (him) by forelock,
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ۚ ١٦
96:16 a lying, sinful forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهٗ ۙ ١٧
96:17 So let him call the men of his council,
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨
سَنَدۡعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ ۙ ١٨
96:18 We will call the soldiers of the Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ١٩
كَلَّا ؕ لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَاسۡجُدۡ وَاقۡتَرِبْ۩ ١٩
96:19 No! Never obey him, and bow down in sajdah, and come close to Me.
Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), verified at every build, and cross-checked against Quran.com. Translations: Mufti Taqi Usmani and Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan (via Quran Foundation, Quran.com), and Marmaduke Pickthall. Word meanings: Quran Foundation. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. About our sources.