Surah 96 - The Clot (Al-'Alaq)

1

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Read، O Prophet، in the Name of your Lord Who created

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2

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

created humans from a clinging clot

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3

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Read And your Lord is the Most Generous،

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4

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen

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5

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

taught humanity what they knew not

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6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Most certainly، one exceeds all bounds

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7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

once they think they are self-sufficient

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8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

But surely to your Lord is the return of all

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9

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the man who prevents

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10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

a servant of Ours from praying?

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11

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

What if this servant is rightly guided،

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12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

or encourages righteousness?

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13

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

What if that man persists in denial and turns away?

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14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees all?

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15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

But no If he does not desist، We will certainly drag him by the forelock

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16

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

a lying، sinful forelock

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17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

So let him call his associates

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18

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the wardens of Hell

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19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Again، no Never obey him O Prophet Rather، continue to prostrate and draw near to Allah

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