Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. 96:1

   اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   Created man from a clinging substance

3. 96:3

   اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

4. 96:4

   الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

   Who taught by the pen

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   Taught man that which he knew not

6. 96:6

   كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. 96:7

   أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient

8. 96:8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return

9. 96:9

   أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

    A servant when he prays

11. 96:11

    أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

    Or enjoins righteousness

13. 96:13

    أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away

14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does he not know that Allah sees

15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

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

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    A lying, sinning forelock

17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

    Then let him call his associates

18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell

19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

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

English translation: Saheeh International.