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Al-Alaq

العلق

Meccan · 19 ayahs

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1
ٱقْرَأْبِٱسْمِرَبِّكَٱلَّذِىخَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

2
خَلَقَٱلْإِنسَـٰنَمِنْعَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging substance.

3
ٱقْرَأْوَرَبُّكَٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4
ٱلَّذِىعَلَّمَبِٱلْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen

5
عَلَّمَٱلْإِنسَـٰنَمَالَمْيَعْلَمْ

Taught man that which he knew not.

6
كَلَّآإِنَّٱلْإِنسَـٰنَلَيَطْغَىٰٓ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7
أَنرَّءَاهُٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8
إِنَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكَٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9
أَرَءَيْتَٱلَّذِىيَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

10
عَبْدًاإِذَاصَلَّىٰٓ

A servant when he prays?

11
أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَانَعَلَىٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12
أَوْأَمَرَبِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Or enjoins righteousness?

13
أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَذَّبَوَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14
أَلَمْيَعْلَمبِأَنَّٱللَّهَيَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

15
كَلَّالَئِنلَّمْيَنتَهِلَنَسْفَعًۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

16
نَاصِيَةٍۢكَـٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٍۢ

A lying, sinning forelock.

17
فَلْيَدْعُنَادِيَهُۥ

Then let him call his associates;

18
سَنَدْعُٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the angels of Hell.

19
كَلَّالَاتُطِعْهُوَٱسْجُدْوَٱقْتَرِب۩

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].