ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who createdSaheeh International
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.Saheeh International
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -Saheeh International
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the penSaheeh International
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.Saheeh International
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgressesSaheeh International
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.Saheeh International
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.Saheeh International
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbidsSaheeh International
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?Saheeh International
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidanceSaheeh International
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?Saheeh International
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -Saheeh International
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allāh sees?Saheeh International
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelockSaheeh International
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.Saheeh International
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates;Saheeh International
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.Saheeh International
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].Saheeh International
About Surah Al-'Alaq (العلق)
Al-'Alaq contains the first words of the Quran ever revealed, brought by Jibril to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave of Hira: 'Read in the name of your Lord who created — created man from a clinging substance. Read, and your Lord is the most Generous, who taught by the pen.' It then warns the man who forbids a servant when he prays, and closes: prostrate and draw near.
- Chapter
- 96 of 114
- Verses
- 19
- Revelation
- Makki
- Meaning
- The Clinging Substance
Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-'Alaq
What does "Al-'Alaq" mean in English?
Al-'Alaq (العلق) means "The Clinging Substance" in English. It is chapter 96 of the Holy Quran.
How many verses are in Surah Al-'Alaq?
Surah Al-'Alaq has 19 verses (ayat). It appears on page 597 of the mushaf.
Is Surah Al-'Alaq Makki or Madani?
Surah Al-'Alaq is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.