Sura 96 Al-'Alaq (The Clot)

1. اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

   96:1

2. خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   Created man from a clinging substance.

   96:2

3. اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

   96:3

4. الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

   Who taught by the pen -

   96:4

5. عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   Taught man that which he knew not.

   96:5

6. كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

   No! (But) indeed, man transgresses

   96:6

7. أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

   96:7

8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

   96:8

9. أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

   Have you seen the one who forbids

   96:9

10. عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

    A servant when he prays?

    96:10

11. أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

    96:11

12. أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

    96:12

13. أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

    96:13

14. أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

    96:14

15. كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

    96:15

16. نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    A lying, sinning forelock.

    96:16

17. فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

    Then let him call his associates;

    96:17

18. سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

    96:18

19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

    No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near (to Allah).

    96:19

traducere: Saheeh International