Read Surah 96. Al-Alaq Online from Holy Quran | Islamic References & Recitation

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Read! In the name of your Rabb Who created

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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

- created man from a leechlike mass.

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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Read! Your Rabb is the Most Gracious,

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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the Pen,

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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

taught man what he knew not.

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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Nay! Indeed, man transgresses all bounds,

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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

in thinking himself to be self-sufficient,

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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

although surely towards your Rabb is his return.

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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the one (Abu Jahl) who forbids

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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Our servant from offering Salah (prayer)?

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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Have you considered, if He was on the right guidance,

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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

or was enjoining true piety, why he would forbid someone from prayer?

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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Have you considered, if he denies the truth and turns away, what will happen?

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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah is observing all things?

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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Nay! Let him know that if he does not stop, We will drag him by the forelock,

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نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

a lying, sinful forelock.

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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

So let him call his supporters for help,

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سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We too shall call the guards of hell to deal with him.

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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Nay! Do not obey him! Prostrate yourself and bring yourself closer to your Rabb.

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