Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

   Read in the name of your Lord Who created,

2. 2

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   created man from a clinging clot.

3. 3

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

   Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,

4. 4

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

   Who taught by the pen,

5. 5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   taught man what he did not know[1].

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6. 6

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

   Indeed, man transgresses

7. 7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

   when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.

8. 8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. 9

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

   Have you seen the one who prevents[1]

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10. 10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    a slave [of Allah] from praying[1]?

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11. 11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    What if this [slave] is rightly guided,

12. 12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    and enjoins righteousness?

13. 13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    How about the one who denies and turns away[1]?

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14. 14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees all?

15. 15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1]

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16. 16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    a lying, sinful forelock[1].

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17. 17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    So let him call his associates;

18. 18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the wardens of Hellfire[1].

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19. Sajdah

    19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.20, 2026-10-20. QuranEnc.com