Surah Al-Alaq

Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot) is the 96th chapter of the Holy Quran, with 19 verses. Below is the full Arabic text with the English translation. You can also listen to it in immersive 8D audio or open it in the interactive reader.

1. 96:1

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   Created man from a clinging substance.

3. 96:3

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4. 96:4

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

   Who taught by the pen -

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   Taught man that which he knew not.

6. 96:6

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. 96:7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8. 96:8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. 96:9

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays?

11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

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