Al-Alaq
The Clot
Meccan
19 verses
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1 قْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Read in the Name of your Lord who created;
2 خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
created man from a clinging mass.
3 ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Read, and your Lord is the most generous,
4 ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
who taught by the pen,
5 عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
taught man what he did not know.
6 كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Indeed man becomes rebellious
7 أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
when he considers himself without need.
8 إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed to your Lord is the return.
9 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Tell me, he who forbids
10 عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
a servant when he prays,
11 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
tell me, should he be on [true] guidance,
12 أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
or bid [others] to Godwariness,
13 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
tell me, should he call him a liar and turn away
14 أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
—does he not know that Allah sees [him]?
15 كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No indeed! If he does not cease, We shall seize him by the forelock,
16 نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
a lying, sinful forelock!
17 فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call out his gang!
18 سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We [too] shall call the keepers of hell.
19 كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah]!
