Surah 96: Al-‘Alaq
العلق
Ayah 1
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaq — 🔊
Ayah 2
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaq — 🔊
Ayah 3
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram — 🔊
Ayah 4
Who taught by the pen
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ Allathee AAallama bilqalam — 🔊
Ayah 5
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam — 🔊
Ayah 6
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ Kalla inna al-insana layatgha — 🔊
Ayah 7
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ An raahu istaghna — 🔊
Ayah 8
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ Inna ila rabbika arrujAAa — 🔊
Ayah 9
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ Araayta allathee yanha — 🔊
Ayah 10
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ AAabdan itha salla — 🔊
Ayah 11
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ Araayta in kana AAala alhuda — 🔊
Ayah 12
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ Aw amara bittaqwa — 🔊
Ayah 13
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ Araayta in kaththaba watawalla — 🔊
Ayah 14
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara — 🔊
Ayah 15
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya — 🔊
Ayah 16
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-a — 🔊
Ayah 17
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ FalyadAAu nadiyah — 🔊
Ayah 18
We will call the angels of Hell
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ SanadAAu azzabaniya — 🔊
Ayah 19
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ Kalla la tutiAAhu wasjudwaqtarib — 🔊
Arabic and translation via Quran.com API. English: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Transliteration (id 57). Audio: OpenFurqan. Curated by Logos Gardners, March 2026.