Al-'Alaq
العلقSurah Al-'Alaq is the 96th surah of the Quran and has 19 verses; it is Meccan. This page carries the Arabic text, Latin transliteration, English translation and the Arabic recitation of every verse.
Arabic text: Tanzil UthmaniTranslation: Talal ItaniTransliteration: Tanzil TR (Muhammet Abay)Recitation: Mishary Râshid el-Afasy
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Read: In the Name of your Lord who created
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Created man from a clot
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
He who taught by the pen
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Taught man what he never knew
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
In fact, man oversteps all bounds
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
When he considers himself exempt
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
But to your Lord is the return
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
'Abdan iza sallaa
Have you seen him who prevents
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Do you think he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Au amara bit taqwaa
Or advocates righteousness
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla
Do you see how he disbelieved and turned away
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Does he not know that God sees
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah
No. If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Fal yad'u naadiyah
Let him call on his gang
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
We will call the Guards
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib
No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near
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