Chapter 96: Surah Al-‘Alaq (The Clot)
96:1
Play Translation
اِقْرَاْ بِاسْمِ Read in the name of
رَبِّكَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَۚ thy Lord who creates
Verse 1
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Read in the name of thy Lord Who creates —
96:2
Play Translation
خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ Creates man
مِنْ عَلَقٍۚ from a clot,
Verse 2
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Creates man from a clot,
96:3
Play Translation
اِقْرَاْ وَ رَبُّكَ Read and thy Lord
الْاَكْرَمُۙ is most Generous,
Verse 3
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Read and thy Lord is most Generous,
96:4
Play Translation
الَّذِيْ عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِۙ Who taught by the pen,
Verse 4
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Who taught by the pen,
96:5
Play Translation
عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ Taught man
مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْؕ what he knew not
Verse 5
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Taught man what he knew not.
96:6
Play Translation
كَلَّاۤ اِنَّ Nay,
الْاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰۤىۙ man is surely inordinate,
Verse 6
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nay, man is surely inordinate,
96:7
Play Translation
اَنْ رَّاٰهُ Because he looks upon himself
اسْتَغْنٰىؕ as self-sufficient.
Verse 7
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Because he looks upon himself as self-sufficient.
96:8
Play Translation
اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ Surely to thy Lord
الرُّجْعٰىؕ is the return.
Verse 8
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely to thy Lord is the return.
96:9
Play Translation
اَرَءَيْتَ الَّذِيْ Hast thou seen him who
يَنْهٰىۙ forbids
Verse 9
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Hast thou seen him who forbids
96:10
Play Translation
عَبْدًا اِذَا صَلّٰى ؕ A servant when he prays?
Verse 10
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
A servant when he prays?
96:11
Play Translation
اَرَءَيْتَ اِنْ كَانَ Seest thou if he is
عَلَى الْهُدٰۤىۙ on the right way,
Verse 11
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Seest thou if he is on the right way,
96:12
Play Translation
اَوْ اَمَرَ Or enjoins
بِالتَّقْوٰى observance of duty?
Verse 12
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Or enjoins observance of duty?
96:13
Play Translation
اَرَءَيْتَ Seest thou
اِنْ كَذَّبَ if he denies
وَ تَوَلّٰىؕ and turns away?
Verse 13
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Seest thou if he denies and turns away?
96:14
Play Translation
اَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ Knows he not
بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰى that Allah sees?
Verse 14
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Knows he not that Allah sees?
96:15
Play Translation
كَلَّا Nay,
لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ يَنْتَهِ١ۙ۬ if he desist not,
لَنَسْفَعًۢا We will seize him
بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ by the forelock
Verse 15
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nay, if he desist not, We will seize him by the forelock —
96:16
Play Translation
فَلْيَدْعُ A forelock lying,
نَادِيَهٗۙ sinful
Verse 16
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
A lying, sinful forelock!
96:17
Play Translation
فَلْيَدْعُ Then let him summon
نَادِيَهٗۙ his council,
Verse 17
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then let him summon his council,
96:18
Play Translation
سَنَدْعُ We will summon
الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ the braves of the army.
Verse 18
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
We will summon the braves of the army.
96:19
Play Translation
كَلَّا١ؕ Nay!
لَا تُطِعْهُ Obey him not,
وَ اسْجُدْ but prostrate thyself,
وَ اقْتَرِبْ and draw nigh (to Allah).
Verse 19