Surah Al-'Alaq

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1. 1

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

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2. 2

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   Created man from a clinging substance.

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3. 3

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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4. 4

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

   Who taught by the pen –

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5. 5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   Taught man that which he knew not.

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6. 6

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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7. 7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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8. 8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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9. 9

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

   Have you seen the one who forbids

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10. 10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A servant when he prays?

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11. 11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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12. 12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

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13. 13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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14. 14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allāh sees?

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15. 15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1 –

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16. 16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

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17. 17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates;

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18. 18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.1

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19. 19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].

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