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