Surah Al-Alaq — العلق

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2. 2خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

   Created man from a clinging substance.

3. 3ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4. 4ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

   Who taught by the pen -

5. 5عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

   Taught man that which he knew not.

6. 6كَلَّاۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰۤ

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. 7أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰۤ

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8. 8إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰۤ

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. 9أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِی يَنۡهَىٰ

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. 10عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰۤ

    A servant when he prays?

11. 11أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. 12أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۤ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

13. 13أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14. 14أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

15. 15كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

16. 16نَاصِيَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

17. 17فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

18. 18سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

19. 19كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

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