العلق
Surah Al-'Alaq
“The Clot” · 19 verses · Meccan · Revelation order: 1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Iqra' bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaq
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaq
Created man from a clinging substance.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra' warabbuka al-akram
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Allathee AAallama bilqalam
Who taught by the pen
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Kalla inna al-insana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Inna ila rabbika arrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Aw amara bittaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-a
A lying, sinning forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
FalyadAAu nadiyah
Then let him call his associates;
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
SanadAAu azzabaniya
We will call the angels of Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu wasjudwaqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].