Chapter 96 Medinan
96

Al-'Alaq

العلق
The Opening
Verses 19
Revealed in Medina
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أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed one
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾
96:1
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾
96:2
Created man from a clinging substance.
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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾
96:3
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾
96:4
Who taught by the pen
5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾
96:5
Taught man that which he knew not.
6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾
96:6
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾
96:7
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾
96:8
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾
96:9
Have you seen the one who forbids
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾
96:10
A servant when he prays?
11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾
96:11
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾
96:12
Or enjoins righteousness?
13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾
96:13
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾
96:14
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾
96:15
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1 Footnote - 1 It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."
16
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿16﴾
96:16
A lying, sinning forelock.
17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾
96:17
Then let him call his associates;
18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾
96:18
We will call the angels of Hell.1 Footnote - 1 Those who push the wicked into the Fire.
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿19﴾
96:19
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
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