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Al-Alaq

Surah 96 · 19 verses

العلق

Al-Alaq

Mecca · Makkiyah

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  • Ghunnah
  • Hamzat al-Wasl
  • Idghaam without Ghunnah
  • Ikhfa
  • Ikhfa Shafawi
  • Iqlab
  • Lam Shamsiyyah
  • Madd · 2 counts
  • Madd · 2, 4 or 6
  • Madd Munfasil
  • Qalqalah

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Bismillah

Bismillah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 1

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

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Read: In the Name of your Lord who created.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 2

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clot.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 3

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 4

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

He who taught by the pen.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 5

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Taught man what he never knew.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

In fact, man oversteps all bounds.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

When he considers himself exempt.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

But to your Lord is the return.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 9

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen him who prevents?

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

A servant when he prays?

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 11

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Do you think he is upon guidance?

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Or advocates righteousness?

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 13

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Do you see how he disbelieved and turned away?

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that God sees?

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

No. If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 16

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

A deceitful, sinful forelock.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Let him call on his gang.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 18

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the Guards.

Surah Al-Alaq, verse 19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near.

Arabic, Tajweed and audio from quranjson at revision 7ca6f46. English translation: Talal Itani (Tanzil.net). Recitation: Saad Al-Ghamadi.

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