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العَلَق

Ali Ünal

Surah 96. The Clot, Read (al-`Alaq)

19 verses Meccan
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1 The Clot
96:1 ›
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Ali Ünal
Read in and with the Name of your Lord, Who has created –
Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
96:2 ›
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Ali Ünal
Created human from a clot clinging (to the wall of the womb)
Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin
96:3 ›
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Ali Ünal
Read, and your Lord is the All-Munificent
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu
96:4 ›
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Ali Ünal
Who has taught (human) by the pen –
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
96:5 ›
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Ali Ünal
Taught human what he did not know
AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam
96:6 ›
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Ali Ünal
No indeed, but (despite all His favors to him), human is unruly and rebels
Kalla inna al-insana layatgha
96:7 ›
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Ali Ünal
In that he sees himself as self-sufficient, independent (of his Lord)
An raahu istaghna
96:8 ›
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Ali Ünal
But to your Lord surely is the return (when everyone will account for their life)
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
96:9 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Ali Ünal
Have you considered the one who would impede and forbi
Araayta allathee yanha
96:10 ›
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Ali Ünal
A servant (of God) when he prays
AAabdan itha salla
96:11 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Ali Ünal
Have you considered if he is (and surely he is) on the right way
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
96:12 ›
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Ali Ünal
Or exhorts others to righteousness and piety
Aw amara bialttaqwa
96:13 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Ali Ünal
Have you considered if he himself denies the truth and turns away (from it)
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
96:14 ›
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Ali Ünal
Does he (who would impede the servant in his Prayer) not know that God sees (all that people do)
Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara
96:15 ›
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Ali Ünal
No indeed! If he does not desist, We will certainly seize and drag him by the forelock
Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
96:16 ›
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Ali Ünal
A lying, sinful forelock
Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b
96:17 ›
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Ali Ünal
Then let him summon (to his help his) council
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
96:18 ›
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Ali Ünal
We will summon the guards of Hell
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
96:19 ›
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
Ali Ünal
By no means! Pay no heed to him (in his attempt to prevent the Prayer), but prostrate and draw near (to God)
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
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Surah
The Clot, Read
Verses
19
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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