Chapter 96 · 19 verses
Al-Alaq
The Clot
العلق
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ١
English
Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
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96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ٢
English
created humans from a clinging clot.
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96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ٣
English
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous
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96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ٤
English
Who taught by the pen—
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96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ٥
English
taught humanity what they knew not.
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96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ٦
English
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
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96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ٧
English
once they think they are self-sufficient.
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96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ٨
English
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
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96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ٩
English
Have you seen the man who prevents
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96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ١٠
English
a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?
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96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ١١
English
What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided
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96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ١٢
English
or encourages righteousness?
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96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣
English
What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
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96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ١٤
English
Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
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96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥
English
But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
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96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ١٦
English
a lying, sinful forelock.
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96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ١٧
English
So let him call his associates.
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96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨
English
We will call the wardens of Hell.
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96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩١٩
English
Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.
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About Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Named "the Clot" (al-ʿAlaq), whose opening verses "Read!" were the very first revelation of the Qurʾān.
Virtue: Its first five verses were the first of the Qurʾān to be revealed.
- Chapter
- 96 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 19
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Alaq about?
Named "the Clot" (al-ʿAlaq), whose opening verses "Read!" were the very first revelation of the Qurʾān.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Alaq?
Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot) has 19 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Alaq Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Alaq is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Alaq in the Qurʾān?