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Surah 96
Al-'Alaq
The Clot • Mecca • 19 ayahs
العَلَقِ
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Ayah 96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ١
English translation
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
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Ayah 96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ٢
English translation
Created man from a clinging substance.
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Ayah 96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ٣
English translation
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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Ayah 96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ٤
English translation
Who taught by the pen
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Ayah 96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ٥
English translation
Taught man that which he knew not.
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Ayah 96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ٦
English translation
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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Ayah 96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ٧
English translation
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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Ayah 96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ٨
English translation
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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Ayah 96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ٩
English translation
Have you seen the one who forbids
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Ayah 96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ١٠
English translation
A servant when he prays?
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Ayah 96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ١١
English translation
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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Ayah 96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ١٢
English translation
Or enjoins righteousness?
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Ayah 96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣
English translation
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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Ayah 96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ١٤
English translation
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
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Ayah 96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥
English translation
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1
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Ayah 96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ١٦
English translation
A lying, sinning forelock.
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Ayah 96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ١٧
English translation
Then let him call his associates;
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Ayah 96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨
English translation
We will call the angels of Hell.1
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Ayah 96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩١٩
English translation
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
About سورۃ العلق — Surah Al-Alaq
Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot) is a Meccan chapter of the Quran with 19 ayahs. Read the complete Arabic text with Urdu tarjuma (Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari) and English translation (Sahih International) — with ayah-by-ayah links to Urdu tafseer where available.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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