ٱلْعَلَق

Surah Al-'Alaq

The Clot

19 verses · Meccan

About this surah

Surah Al-'Alaq (Arabic: العلق, "The Clot") is the 96th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 19 verses, in juz 30, on pages 597–598 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.

Surah Al-Alaq contains the first revelation, commanding to read in the name of Allah and warning against transgression.

Surah number
96
Name means
The Clot
Revelation
Meccan
Verses
19
Juz
30
Mushaf pages
597–598
Lesson length
7 min

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

    1

    Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

  2. خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

    2

    Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

  3. ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

    3

    Iqra warabbuka alakramu

  4. ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

    4

    Allathee AAallama bialqalami

  5. عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

    5

    AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

  6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

    6

    Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

  7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

    7

    An raahu istaghna

  8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

    8

    Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

  9. أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

    9

    Araayta allathee yanha

  10. عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    10

    AAabdan itha salla

  11. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

    11

    Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

  12. أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

    12

    Aw amara bialttaqwa

  13. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    13

    Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

  14. أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    14

    Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

  15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    15

    Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

  16. نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

    16

    Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

  17. فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    17

    FalyadAAu nadiyahu

  18. سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    18

    SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

  19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

    19

    Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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