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العَلَق

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

19 verses Meccan
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1 The Clot
96:1 ›
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
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Recite in the Name of thy Lord Who created
Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
96:2 ›
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
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created man from a blood clot
Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin
96:3 ›
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
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Recite! Thy Lord is most noble
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu
96:4 ›
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
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Who taught by the Pen
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
96:5 ›
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
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taught man that which he knew not
AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam
96:6 ›
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
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Nay, truly man is rebelliou
Kalla inna al-insana layatgha
96:7 ›
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
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in that he considers himself beyond need
An raahu istaghna
96:8 ›
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
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Truly unto thy Lord is the return
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
96:9 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
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Hast thou seen him who prohibit
Araayta allathee yanha
96:10 ›
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
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a slave when he prays
AAabdan itha salla
96:11 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
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Hast thou seen if he does so out of guidance
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
96:12 ›
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
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or to enjoin reverence
Aw amara bialttaqwa
96:13 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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Hast thou seen if he denied and turned away
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
96:14 ›
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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Does he not know that God sees
Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara
96:15 ›
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
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Nay, but if he ceases not, We shall surely seize him by the forelock
Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
96:16 ›
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
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a lying, iniquitous forelock
Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b
96:17 ›
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
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So let him call his cohorts
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
96:18 ›
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
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We shall call the guards of Hell
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
96:19 ›
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
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Nay! Obey him not! But prostrate and draw nigh
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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