Al-'Alaq

Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ1

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

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2. Verse 2:

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ2

   Created man from a clinging substance.

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3. Verse 3:

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ3

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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4. Verse 4:

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ4

   Who taught by the pen –

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5. Verse 5:

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ5

   Taught man that which he knew not.

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6. Verse 6:

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ6

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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7. Verse 7:

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ7

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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8. Verse 8:

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ8

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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9. Verse 9:

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ9

   Have you seen the one who forbids

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10. Verse 10:

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ10

    A servant when he prays?

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11. Verse 11:

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ11

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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12. Verse 12:

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ12

    Or enjoins righteousness?

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13. Verse 13:

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ13

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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14. Verse 14:

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ14

    Does he not know that Allāh sees?

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15. Verse 15:

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ15

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock^{note 1952} –

    Notes, Verse 15

    [1952] It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."

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16. Verse 16:

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ16

    A lying, sinning forelock.

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17. Verse 17:

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ17

    Then let him call his associates;

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18. Verse 18:

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ18

    We will call the angels of Hell.^{note 1953}

    Notes, Verse 18

    [1953] Those who push the wicked into the Fire.

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19. Prostration of recitation

    Verse 19:

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩19

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

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