Al-Alaq سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

96:1 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾

Createth man from a clot.

96:2 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

96:3 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾

Who teacheth by the pen,

96:4 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾

Teacheth man that which he knew not.

96:5 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

96:6 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾

That he thinketh himself independent!

96:7 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

96:8 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

96:9 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾

A slave when he prayeth?

96:10 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾

Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

96:11 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾

Or enjoineth piety?

96:12 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾

Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

96:13 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

96:14 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾

Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

96:15 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿16﴾

The lying, sinful forelock -

96:16 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾

Then let him call upon his henchmen!

96:17 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾

We will call the guards of hell.

96:18 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · tafsir at quran.com

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿19﴾

Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).

96:19 · Al-Alaq · juz 30 · page 597 · a verse of prostration · tafsir at quran.com