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Surah 96 · Makkah · 19 verses · 72 words
Surah Al-'Alaq word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Surah Al-'Alaq, “The Clot”, is surah 96 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 19 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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سُورَةُ العلق
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ١ ▶
اقْرَأْ iq'ra Read بِاسْمِ bi-is'mi in (the) name رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord الَّذِي alladhī the One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created
1. Recite in the name of your Lord who created
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ س م و ر ب ب خ ل ق
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢ ▶
خَلَقَ khalaqa He created الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna man مِنْ min from عَلَقٍ ʿalaqin a clinging substance
2. Created man from a clinging substance.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق أ ن س
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ ٣ ▶
اقْرَأْ iq'ra Read وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka and your Lord الْأَكْرَمُ l-akramu (is) the Most Generous
3. Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ ر ب ب ك ر م
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ ٤ ▶
الَّذِي alladhī The One Who عَلَّمَ ʿallama taught بِالْقَلَمِ bil-qalami by the pen
4. Who taught by the pen
Roots in this verse: ع ل م
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥ ▶
عَلَّمَ ʿallama Taught الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna man مَا mā what لَمْ lam not يَعْلَمْ yaʿlam he knew
5. Taught man that which he knew not.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م أ ن س
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ ٦ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِنَّ inna Indeed الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna man لَيَطْغَىٰ layaṭghā surely transgresses
6. No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Roots in this verse: أ ن س ط غ ي
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ ٧ ▶
أَن an That رَّآهُ raāhu he sees himself اسْتَغْنَىٰ is'taghnā self-sufficient
7. Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي غ ن ي
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ ٨ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord الرُّجْعَىٰ l-ruj'ʿā (is) the return
8. Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ر ج ع
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ ٩ ▶
أَرَأَيْتَ ara-ayta Have you seen الَّذِي alladhī the one who يَنْهَىٰ yanhā forbids
9. Have you seen the one who forbids
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ن ه ي
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ ١٠ ▶
عَبْدًا ʿabdan A slave إِذَا idhā when صَلَّىٰ ṣallā he prays
10. A servant when he prays?
Roots in this verse: ع ب د ص ل و
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ ١١ ▶
أَرَأَيْتَ ara-ayta Have you seen إِن in if كَانَ kāna he is عَلَى ʿalā upon الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā [the] guidance
11. Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك و ن ه د ي
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ ١٢ ▶
أَوْ aw Or أَمَرَ amara he enjoins بِالتَّقْوَىٰ bil-taqwā [of the] righteousness
12. Or enjoins righteousness?
Roots in this verse: أ م ر و ق ي
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٣ ▶
أَرَأَيْتَ ara-ayta Have you seen إِن in if كَذَّبَ kadhaba he denies وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā and turns away
13. Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ذ ب و ل ي
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Does not يَعْلَم yaʿlam he know بِأَنَّ bi-anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَرَىٰ yarā sees
14. Does he not know that Allāh sees?
Roots in this verse: ع ل م أ ل ه ر أ ي
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay لَئِن la-in If لَّمْ lam not يَنتَهِ yantahi he desists لَنَسْفَعًا lanasfaʿan surely We will drag him بِالنَّاصِيَةِ bil-nāṣiyati by the forelock
15. No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
Roots in this verse: ن ه ي
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦ ▶
نَاصِيَةٍ nāṣiyatin A forelock كَاذِبَةٍ kādhibatin lying خَاطِئَةٍ khāṭi-atin sinful
16. A lying, sinning forelock.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب خ ط أ
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ ١٧ ▶
فَلْيَدْعُ falyadʿu Then let him call نَادِيَهُ nādiyahu his associates
17. Then let him call his associates;
Roots in this verse: د ع و ن د ي
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨ ▶
سَنَدْعُ sanadʿu We will call الزَّبَانِيَةَ l-zabāniyata the Angels of Hell
18. We will call the angels of Hell.
Roots in this verse: د ع و
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ١٩ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay لَا lā (Do) not تُطِعْهُ tuṭiʿ'hu obey him وَاسْجُدْ wa-us'jud But prostrate وَاقْتَرِب wa-iq'tarib and draw near (to Allah)
19. No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ط و ع س ج د ق ر ب
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