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Verse 1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Transliteration
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Translation
Read in the name of your Lord Who created,
Surah 96
The Clot
العلق
Al-'Alaq
Medinan19 Verses
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Verse 2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Transliteration
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Translation
created man from a clinging clot.
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Verse 3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Transliteration
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Translation
Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,
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Verse 4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Transliteration
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
Translation
Who taught by the pen,
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Verse 5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Transliteration
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Translation
taught man what he did not know.
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Verse 6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
Translation
Indeed, man transgresses
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Verse 7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
Translation
when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.
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Verse 8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Translation
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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Verse 9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Transliteration
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Translation
Have you seen the one who prevents
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Verse 10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Transliteration
'Abdan iza sallaa
Translation
a slave [of Allah] from praying?
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Verse 11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Translation
What if this [slave] is rightly guided,
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Verse 12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Au amara bit taqwaa
Translation
and enjoins righteousness?
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Verse 13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Transliteration
Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla
Translation
How about the one who denies and turns away?
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Verse 14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Transliteration
Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Translation
Does he not know that Allah is watching all?
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Verse 15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Transliteration
Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah
Translation
No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
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Verse 16
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ
Transliteration
Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiah
Translation
a lying, sinful forelock.
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Verse 17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Transliteration
Fal yad'u naadiyah
Translation
So let him call his associates;
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Verse 18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Transliteration
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
Translation
We will call the wardens of Hellfire.
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Verse 19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
Transliteration
Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib
Translation
No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].