Al-'Alaq The Clot

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ۝١

96:1 Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ۝٢

96:2 Createth man from a clot.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ۝٣

96:3 Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ۝٤

96:4 Who teacheth by the pen,

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ۝٥

96:5 Teacheth man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ۝٦

96:6 Nay, but verily man is rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ۝٧

96:7 That he thinketh himself independent!

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ۝٨

96:8 Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ۝٩

96:9 Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٠

96:10 A slave when he prayeth?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ۝١١

96:11 Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ۝١٢

96:12 Or enjoineth piety?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٣

96:13 Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ۝١٤

96:14 Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ۝١٥

96:15 Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ۝١٦

96:16 The lying, sinful forelock -

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ۝١٧

96:17 Then let him call upon his henchmen!

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ۝١٨

96:18 We will call the guards of hell.