Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 96:1

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   ٱقْرَأْبِٱسْمِرَبِّكَٱلَّذِىخَلَقَ١

   Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَٱلْإِنسَـٰنَمِنْعَلَقٍ٢

   Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

   Created man from a clinging substance.

3. 96:3

   ٱقْرَأْوَرَبُّكَٱلْأَكْرَمُ٣

   Iqra wa rab bukal akram

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4. 96:4

   ٱلَّذِىعَلَّمَبِٱلْقَلَمِ٤

   Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

   Who taught by the pen -

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَٱلْإِنسَـٰنَمَالَمْيَعْلَمْ٥

   'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

   Taught man that which he knew not.

6. 96:6

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   كَلَّآإِنَّٱلْإِنسَـٰنَلَيَطْغَىٰٓ٦

   Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. 96:7

   أَنرَّءَاهُٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ٧

   Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8. 96:8

   إِنَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكَٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ٨

   Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. 96:9

   أَرَءَيْتَٱلَّذِىيَنْهَىٰ٩

   Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. 96:10

    عَبْدًاإِذَاصَلَّىٰٓ١٠

    'Abdan iza sallaa

    A servant when he prays?

11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَانَعَلَىٱلْهُدَىٰٓ١١

    Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. 96:12

    أَوْأَمَرَبِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ١٢

    Au amara bit taqwaa

    Or enjoins righteousness?

13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَذَّبَوَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣

    Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14. 96:14

    أَلَمْيَعْلَمبِأَنَّٱللَّهَيَرَىٰ١٤

    Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

15. 96:15

    كَلَّالَئِنلَّمْيَنتَهِلَنَسْفَعًۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥

    Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

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

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍۢكَـٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٍۢ١٦

    Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

    A lying, sinning forelock.

17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُنَادِيَهُۥ١٧

    Fal yad'u naadiyah

    Then let him call his associates;

18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨

    Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

    We will call the angels of Hell.

19. 96:19

    كَلَّالَاتُطِعْهُوَٱسْجُدْوَٱقْتَرِب ۩١٩

    Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

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