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The Qurʾān

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Sūrah 96

al-ʿAlaq

The Clot · 19 verses
Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥeem
  1. 1Recite in the name of your Lord who createdٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
  2. 2Created man from a clinging substanceخَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
  3. 3Recite, and your Lord is the most Generousٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
  4. 4Who taught by the penٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
  5. 5Taught man that which he knew notعَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
  6. 6No! [But] indeed, man transgressesكَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
  7. 7Because he sees himself self-sufficientأَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
  8. 8Indeed, to your Lord is the returnإِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
  9. 9Have you seen the one who forbidsأَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
  10. 10A servant when he praysعَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
  11. 11Have you seen if he is upon guidanceأَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
  12. 12Or enjoins righteousnessأَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
  13. 13Have you seen if he denies and turns awayأَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
  14. 14Does he not know that Allāh seesأَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
  15. 15No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelockكَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
  16. 16A lying, sinning forelockنَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
  17. 17Then let him call his associatesفَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
  18. 18We will call the angels of Hellسَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
  19. 19No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh]كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩