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العَلَق

Munir Mezyed

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

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1 The Clot
96:1 ›
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Munir Mezyed
Read in the Name of your Lord who created!
Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
96:2 ›
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Munir Mezyed
He created man from a clinging substance.
Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin
96:3 ›
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Munir Mezyed
Read! Your Lord is the Most Generous,
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu
96:4 ›
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Munir Mezyed
Who taught by the pen,
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
96:5 ›
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Munir Mezyed
Teaching man which he knew not.
AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam
96:6 ›
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Nay! Indeed man transgresses
Kalla inna al-insana layatgha
96:7 ›
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
When he sees himself becoming self-sufficient.
An raahu istaghna
96:8 ›
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Indeed to your Lord, (O' man), is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
96:9 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Have you seen the one who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
96:10 ›
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Munir Mezyed
A servant when he intends to pray?
AAabdan itha salla
96:11 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Did you see him whether he was on the right path or not
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
96:12 ›
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Or advocating piety?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
96:13 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Did you see when he had denied and averted?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
96:14 ›
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Munir Mezyed
Did he not know that Allâh sees?
Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara
96:15 ›
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Munir Mezyed
Nay! If he does not give up, We will surely drag him by the forelock,
Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
96:16 ›
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Munir Mezyed
Lying, sinful forelock!
Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b
96:17 ›
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Munir Mezyed
Then let him call his associates.
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
96:18 ›
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Munir Mezyed
We will call the ‘Angels of Hellfire’.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
96:19 ›
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
Munir Mezyed
Nay! Obey him not, but prostrate and draw near!
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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