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Surah Al-'alaq (The Clot) – English Translation & Arabic Text

About Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot)

  • Surah 96 of 114
  • Meccan
  • 19 verses
  • Arabic name: العلق

Surah Al-'Alaq (العلق), "The Clot", is a Meccan surah with 19 verses. On Quran Around The World every verse has its own page that brings together the Arabic text, the Sa'di and Jalalayn tafsir, the English meaning and related topics. Choose a verse number below.

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Surah Al-'alaq ( The Clot ) - English

Surah Al-'alaq ( The Clot ) - Aya count 19

Surah Al-'alaq (The Clot) is a Meccan surah of 19 verses. It is surah number 96 in the Mushaf and begins on page 597 of the Madinah Mushaf.

سورة العلق مكية، عدد آياتها 19، وترتيبها 96 في المصحف، وتبدأ في الصفحة 597 من مصحف المدينة النبوية.

سورة العلق بالعربية · الصفحة 597 من المصحف · تفسير السورة

96:1

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

96:2

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

Created man from a clinging substance.

96:3

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

96:4

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

Who taught by the pen -

96:5

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾

Taught man that which he knew not.

96:6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

96:7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

96:8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

96:9

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids

96:10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

A servant when he prays?

96:11

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

96:12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾

Or enjoins righteousness?

96:13

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

96:14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Does he not know that Allah sees?

96:15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

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

96:16

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾

A lying, sinning forelock.

96:17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Then let him call his associates;

96:18

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

We will call the angels of Hell.

96:19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

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