Al-Alaq

    The Clot • 19 verses

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

    In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

    1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

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    2

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Created man from a clinging substance.

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    3

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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    4

    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    Who taught by the pen -

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    5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    Taught man that which he knew not.

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    6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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    7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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    8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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    9

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Have you seen the one who forbids

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    10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays?

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    11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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    12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

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    13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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    14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

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    15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

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    16

    نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

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    17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

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    18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

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    19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

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

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