Ayah 1 of Al-Alaq 96:1

Arabic Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Transliteration

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Translation

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Ayah 2 of Al-Alaq 96:2

Arabic Text

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Transliteration

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Translation

Created man from a clinging substance.

Ayah 3 of Al-Alaq 96:3

Arabic Text

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Transliteration

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Translation

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Ayah 4 of Al-Alaq 96:4

Arabic Text

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Transliteration

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Translation

Who taught by the pen -

Ayah 5 of Al-Alaq 96:5

Arabic Text

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Transliteration

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Translation

Taught man that which he knew not.

Ayah 6 of Al-Alaq 96:6

Arabic Text

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Transliteration

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

Translation

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Ayah 7 of Al-Alaq 96:7

Arabic Text

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Transliteration

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Translation

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

Ayah 8 of Al-Alaq 96:8

Arabic Text

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Transliteration

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Translation

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

Ayah 9 of Al-Alaq 96:9

Arabic Text

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Transliteration

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Translation

Have you seen the one who forbids

Ayah 10 of Al-Alaq 96:10

Arabic Text

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration

'Abdan iza sallaa

Translation

A servant when he prays?

Ayah 11 of Al-Alaq 96:11

Arabic Text

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Transliteration

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

Translation

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Ayah 12 of Al-Alaq 96:12

Arabic Text

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Transliteration

Au amara bit taqwaa

Translation

Or enjoins righteousness?

Ayah 13 of Al-Alaq 96:13

Arabic Text

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

Translation

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

Ayah 14 of Al-Alaq 96:14

Arabic Text

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Transliteration

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

Translation

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Ayah 15 of Al-Alaq 96:15

Arabic Text

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Transliteration

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

Translation

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

Ayah 16 of Al-Alaq 96:16

Arabic Text

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

Transliteration

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

Translation

A lying, sinning forelock.

Ayah 17 of Al-Alaq 96:17

Arabic Text

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Transliteration

Fal yad'u naadiyah

Translation

Then let him call his associates

Ayah 18 of Al-Alaq 96:18

Arabic Text

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Transliteration

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

Translation

We will call the angels of Hell.

Ayah 19 of Al-Alaq 96:19

Arabic Text

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Transliteration

Kalla
la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

Translation

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