ٱقْرَأْبِٱسْمِرَبِّكَٱلَّذِىخَلَقَ
Read with the name of your Lord Who created,
Al-'Alaq 96:3
QUDSI
العلق
Surah Al-'Alaq
The Clot
Verse by verse • Juz 30 • Page 597 • Ruku 540 • 1 sajda • Verses 1–19
Surah Opening
العلق
The Clot
The Clot
خَلَقَٱلْإِنسَـٰنَمِنْعَلَقٍ
Created man from a clot.
ٱقْرَأْوَرَبُّكَٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Read, and your Lord only is the Most Beneficent,
ٱلَّذِىعَلَّمَبِٱلْقَلَمِ
The One Who taught to write with the pen.
عَلَّمَٱلْإِنسَـٰنَمَالَمْيَعْلَمْ
The One Who taught man all what he did not know.
كَلَّآإِنَّٱلْإِنسَـٰنَلَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Yes indeed, man is surely rebellious.
أَنرَّءَاهُٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
As he considers himself independent!
إِنَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكَٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed towards your Lord only is the return.
أَرَءَيْتَٱلَّذِىيَنْهَىٰ
What is your opinion – regarding him who forbids –
عَبْدًاإِذَاصَلَّىٰٓ
A bondman when he offers the prayer?
أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَانَعَلَىٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
What is your opinion – if he were upon guidance,
أَوْأَمَرَبِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
He would enjoin piety, so how good it would be!
أَرَءَيْتَإِنكَذَّبَوَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
What is your opinion – if he denies and turns away, how wretched will be his state!
أَلَمْيَعْلَمبِأَنَّٱللَّهَيَرَىٰ
Did he not realise that Allah is watching?
كَلَّالَئِنلَّمْيَنتَهِلَنَسْفَعًۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Yes certainly, if he does not desist, We will seize him by the forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍۢكَـٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٍۢ
A forelock that lies, is sinful.
فَلْيَدْعُنَادِيَهُۥ
So let him now call his gang!
سَنَدْعُٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will now call the guards!
كَلَّالَاتُطِعْهُوَٱسْجُدْوَٱقْتَرِب ۩
Yes indeed; do not listen to him – and prostrate, and become close to Us. (Command of Prostration # 14)