Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Saheeh International · Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani edition

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging substance.

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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen -

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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Taught man that which he knew not.

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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Saheeh International · Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani edition

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

A servant when he prays?

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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Or enjoins righteousness?

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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees?

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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

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نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

A lying, sinning forelock.

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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Then let him call his associates;

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سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the angels of Hell.

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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

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

Saheeh International · Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani edition