96. Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ﴿١﴾

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ﴿٢﴾

Createth man from a clot

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ﴿٣﴾

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ﴿٤﴾

Who teacheth by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ﴿٥﴾

Teacheth man that which he knew not

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ﴿٦﴾

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ﴿٧﴾

That he thinketh himself independent

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ﴿٨﴾

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ﴿٩﴾

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ﴿١٠﴾

A slave when he prayeth

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ﴿١١﴾

Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ﴿١٢﴾

Or enjoineth piety

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ﴿١٣﴾

Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ﴿١٤﴾

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ﴿١٥﴾

Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ﴿١٦﴾

The lying, sinful forelock

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ﴿١٧﴾

Then let him call upon his henchmen

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ﴿١٨﴾

We will call the guards of hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب﴿١٩﴾

Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah)