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96. Al-Alaq — The Clot

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 19 sections

1. 96:1

   ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

   Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

   Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

   Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

   Createth man from a clot

3. 96:3

   ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

   Iqra warabbuka alakramu

   Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous

4. 96:4

   ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

   Allathee AAallama bialqalami

   Who teacheth by the pen

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

   AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

   Teacheth man that which he knew not

6. 96:6

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

   Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

   Nay, but verily man is rebellious

7. 96:7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

   An raahu istaghna

   That he thinketh himself independent

8. 96:8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

   Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

   Lo! unto thy Lord is the return

9. 96:9

   أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

   Araayta allathee yanha

   Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

10. 96:10

    عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    AAabdan itha salla

    A slave when he prayeth

11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

    Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

    Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

12. 96:12

    أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

    Aw amara bialttaqwa

    Or enjoineth piety

13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

    Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward

14. 96:14

    أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

    Is he then unaware that Allah seeth

15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

    Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةࣲ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ‏

    Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

    The lying, sinful forelock

17. 96:17

    فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    FalyadAAu nadiyahu

    Then let him call upon his henchmen

18. 96:18

    سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

    We will call the guards of hell

19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

    Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

    Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah)

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