Ayah 1Verse 1
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
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العلق
The Clot • 19 verses • meccan
Ayah 2Verse 2
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance
Ayah 3Verse 3
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous
Ayah 4Verse 4
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen
Ayah 5Verse 5
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
Taught man that which he knew not
Ayah 6Verse 6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Ayah 7Verse 7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient
Ayah 8Verse 8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
Ayah 9Verse 9
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
Ayah 10Verse 10
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays
Ayah 11Verse 11
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Ayah 12Verse 12
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness
Ayah 13Verse 13
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away
Ayah 14Verse 14
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees
Ayah 15Verse 15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
Ayah 16Verse 16
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
A lying, sinning forelock
Ayah 17Verse 17
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates
Ayah 18Verse 18
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell
Ayah 19Verse 19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]