96. Al-'Alaq

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 96:1

   ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ١

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ٢

   Created man from a clinging substance.

3. 96:3

   ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ٣

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4. 96:4

   ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ٤

   Who taught by the pen

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ٥

   Taught man that which he knew not.

6. 96:6

   كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ٦

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. 96:7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ٧

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8. 96:8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ٨

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. 96:9

   أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ٩

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. 96:10

    عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠

    A servant when he prays?

11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ١١

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. 96:12

    أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ١٢

    Or enjoins righteousness?

13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14. 96:14

    أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤

    Does he not know that Allāh sees?

15. 96:15

    كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥

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

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ ١٦

    A lying, sinning forelock.

17. 96:17

    فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧

    Then let him call his associates;

18. 96:18

    سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨

    We will call the angels of Hell.

19. 96:19

    كـَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ١٩

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