Surah Al-'Alaq

Ayah-19, Makkah

96:1

ٱقۡرَأۡبِٱسۡمِرَبِّكَٱلَّذِيخَلَقَ١

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Recite in the name of your Lord who created.

96:2

خَلَقَٱلۡإِنسَٰنَمِنۡعَلَقٍ٢

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Created man from a clinging substance.

96:3

ٱقۡرَأۡوَرَبُّكَٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ٣

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Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous.

96:4

ٱلَّذِيعَلَّمَبِٱلۡقَلَمِ٤

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Who taught by the pen.

96:5

عَلَّمَٱلۡإِنسَٰنَمَالَمۡيَعۡلَمۡ٥

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Taught man that which he knew not.

96:6

كَلَّآإِنَّٱلۡإِنسَٰنَلَيَطۡغَىٰٓ٦

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No! [But] indeed, man transgresses.

96:7

أَنرَّءَاهُٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ٧

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Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

96:8

إِنَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكَٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ٨

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Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

96:9

أَرَءَيۡتَٱلَّذِييَنۡهَىٰ٩

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Have you seen the one who forbids.

96:10

عَبۡدًاإِذَاصَلَّىٰٓ١٠

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A servant when he prays.

96:11

أَرَءَيۡتَإِنكَانَعَلَىٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ١١

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Have you seen if he is upon guidance.

96:12

أَوۡأَمَرَبِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ١٢

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Or enjoins righteousness.

96:13

أَرَءَيۡتَإِنكَذَّبَوَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣

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Have you seen if he denies and turns away.

96:14

أَلَمۡيَعۡلَمبِأَنَّٱللَّهَيَرَىٰ١٤

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Does he not know that Allah sees.

96:15

كَلَّالَئِنلَّمۡيَنتَهِلَنَسۡفَعَۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥

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

96:16

نَاصِيَةٖكَٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٖ١٦

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A lying, sinning forelock.

96:17

فَلۡيَدۡعُنَادِيَهُۥ١٧

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Then let him call his associates.

96:18

سَنَدۡعُٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨

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We will call the angels of Hell.

96:19

كَلَّالَاتُطِعۡهُوَٱسۡجُدۡۤوَٱقۡتَرِب۩١٩

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