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العَلَق

The Wise Quran

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

19 verses Meccan
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1 The Clot
96:1 ›
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
The Wise Quran
Read, in the name of your Lord the one who created,
Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
96:2 ›
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
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He created man from a clot.
Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin
96:3 ›
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
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Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akramu
96:4 ›
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
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The one who taught with the pen,
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
96:5 ›
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
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He taught man what he did not know.
AAallama al-insana ma lam yaAAlam
96:6 ›
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
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Not so, indeed, man is surely immoderate,
Kalla inna al-insana layatgha
96:7 ›
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
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That he saw himself free of need.
An raahu istaghna
96:8 ›
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
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Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
96:9 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
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Have you seen the one who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
96:10 ›
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
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A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
96:11 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
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Have you seen if he was upon the guidance
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
96:12 ›
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
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Or He commanded piety?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
96:13 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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Have you 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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Not so, surely, if he does not desist, surely We will drag by the forelock,
Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
96:16 ›
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
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A lying, sinful forelock.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-atin</b
96:17 ›
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
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Then let him call his associates;
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
96:18 ›
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
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Soon We will call the angels of Hell.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
96:19 ›
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
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Not so, do not obey him. And prostrate and draw near.
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
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Surah Info

Surah
The Clot, Read
Verses
19
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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