Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1Juz 30 · page 597

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

   (1) Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

2. 2Juz 30 · page 597

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   (2) Created man from a clinging substance.

3. 3Juz 30 · page 597

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

   (3) Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4. 4Juz 30 · page 597

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

   (4) Who taught by the pen –

5. 5Juz 30 · page 597

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   (5) Taught man that which he knew not.

6. 6Juz 30 · page 597

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

   (6) No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. 7Juz 30 · page 597

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

   (7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8. 8Juz 30 · page 597

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

   (8) Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. 9Juz 30 · page 597

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

   (9) Have you seen the one who forbids

10. 10Juz 30 · page 597

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    (10) A servant when he prays?

11. 11Juz 30 · page 597

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    (11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. 12Juz 30 · page 597

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    (12) Or enjoins righteousness?

13. 13Juz 30 · page 597

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    (13) Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14. 14Juz 30 · page 597

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    (14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?

15. 15Juz 30 · page 597

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    (15) No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –

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16. 16Juz 30 · page 597

    نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

    (16) A lying, sinning forelock.

17. 17Juz 30 · page 597

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    (17) Then let him call his associates;

18. 18Juz 30 · page 597

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    (18) We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]

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19. 19Juz 30 · page 597Verse of prostration

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    (19) No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].