العَلَق Al-‘Alaq

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ١

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

   96:1

2. خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ٢

   Created man from a clinging substance.

   96:2

3. ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ٣

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

   96:3

4. ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ٤

   Who taught by the pen -

   96:4

5. عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ٥

   Taught man that which he knew not.

   96:5

6. كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ٦

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

   96:6

7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ٧

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

   96:7

8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ٨

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

   96:8

9. أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ٩

   Have you seen the one who forbids

   96:9

10. عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠

    A servant when he prays?

    96:10

11. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ١١

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

    96:11

12. أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ١٢

    Or enjoins righteousness?

    96:12

13. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

    96:13

14. أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

    96:14

15. كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥

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

    96:15

16. نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ ١٦

    A lying, sinning forelock.

    96:16

17. فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧

    Then let him call his associates;

    96:17

18. سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨

    We will call the angels of Hell.

    96:18

19. كـَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ١٩

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

    96:19

Translation: Sahih International, via Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.