Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot)
Surah Al-'Alaq in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾
96:1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
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ٱقْرَأْ Read · بِٱسْمِ in (the) name · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · ٱلَّذِى the One Who · خَلَقَ created
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾
96:2 Created man from a clinging substance.
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خَلَقَ He created · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man · مِنْ from · عَلَقٍ a clinging substance
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ﴿3﴾
96:3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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ٱقْرَأْ Read · وَرَبُّكَ and your Lord · ٱلْأَكْرَمُ (is) the Most Generous
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾
96:4 Who taught by the pen -
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who · عَلَّمَ taught · بِٱلْقَلَمِ by the pen
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ﴿5﴾
96:5 Taught man that which he knew not.
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عَلَّمَ Taught · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man · مَا what · لَمْ not · يَعْلَمْ he knew
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾
96:6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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كَلَّآ Nay · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man · لَيَطْغَىٰٓ surely transgresses
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾
96:7 Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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أَن That · رَّءَاهُ he sees himself · ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ self-sufficient
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾
96:8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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إِنَّ Indeed · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّكَ your Lord · ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ (is) the return
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ﴿9﴾
96:9 Have you seen the one who forbids
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أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen · ٱلَّذِى the one who · يَنْهَىٰ forbids
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾
96:10 A servant when he prays?
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عَبْدًا A slave · إِذَا when · صَلَّىٰٓ he prays
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾
96:11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen · إِن if · كَانَ he is · عَلَى upon · ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ [the] guidance
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾
96:12 Or enjoins righteousness?
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أَوْ Or · أَمَرَ he enjoins · بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ [of the] righteousness
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾
96:13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen · إِن if · كَذَّبَ he denies · وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ and turns away
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾
96:14 Does he not know that Allah sees?
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أَلَمْ Does not · يَعْلَم he know · بِأَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَرَىٰ sees
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾
96:15 No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
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كَلَّا Nay · لَئِن If · لَّمْ not · يَنتَهِ he desists · لَنَسْفَعًۢا surely We will drag him · بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ by the forelock
نَاصِيَةࣲ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ ﴿16﴾
96:16 A lying, sinning forelock.
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نَاصِيَةٍۢ A forelock · كَـٰذِبَةٍ lying · خَاطِئَةٍۢ sinful
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾
96:17 Then let him call his associates;
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فَلْيَدْعُ Then let him call · نَادِيَهُۥ his associates
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾
96:18 We will call the angels of Hell.
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سَنَدْعُ We will call · ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ the Angels of Hell
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ﴿19﴾
96:19 No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
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كَلَّا Nay · لَا (Do) not · تُطِعْهُ obey him · وَٱسْجُدْ But prostrate · وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ and draw near (to Allah)