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Surah Al-Alaq

سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

Surah Al-Alaq is the 96th surah of the Quran. Its name means “The Clot”. It is a meccan surah of 19 verses, opening in juz 30 on page 597 of the mushaf. Below is the full Arabic text in Uthmani script with an English translation for every verse.

سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

Al-Alaq · Meccan · 19 ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ١ خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ٢ ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ٣ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ٤ عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ٥ كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ٦ أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ٧ إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ٨ أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ٩ عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ١٠ أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ١١ أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ١٢ أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣ أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ١٤ كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥ نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ١٦ فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ١٧ سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨ كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩١٩

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Translation, verse by verse
  1. 96:1

    Read in the Name of your Lord who created;

  2. 96:2

    created man from a clinging mass.

  3. 96:3

    Read, and your Lord is the most generous,

  4. 96:4

    who taught by the pen,

  5. 96:5

    taught man what he did not know.

  6. 96:6

    Indeed man becomes rebellious

  7. 96:7

    when he considers himself without need.

  8. 96:8

    Indeed to your Lord is the return.

  9. 96:9

    Tell me, he who forbids

  10. 96:10

    a servant when he prays,

  11. 96:11

    tell me, should he be on [true] guidance,

  12. 96:12

    or bid [others] to Godwariness,

  13. 96:13

    tell me, should he call him a liar and turn away

  14. 96:14

    —does he not know that Allah sees [him]?

  15. 96:15

    No indeed! If he does not cease, We shall seize him by the forelock,

  16. 96:16

    a lying, sinful forelock!

  17. 96:17

    Then let him call out his gang!

  18. 96:18

    We [too] shall call the keepers of hell.

  19. 96:19

    No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah]!

سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

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