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Surah Al-'Alaq (undefined)

سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

Surah 96 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 19 verses

Also spelled: 'Alaq, Al 'Alaq, Al'Alaq, The Clot

Surah Al-'Alaq (undefined) is the 96th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 19 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 96:1

    ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

  2. 96:2

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

  3. 96:3

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Iqra wa rab bukal akram

  4. 96:4

    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

  5. 96:5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

  6. 96:6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

  7. 96:7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

  8. 96:8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

  9. 96:9

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

  10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    'Abdan iza sallaa

  11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

  12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Au amara bit taqwaa

  13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

  14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

  15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

  16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

    Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

  17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Fal yad'u naadiyah

  18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

  19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

About Surah Al-'Alaq

Al-'Alaq, the Clot, contains the very first verses revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him): Read, in the name of your Lord who created. It honors knowledge and the pen as gifts from Allah, then warns the human being against arrogance and transgression when he thinks himself self-sufficient.

Themes: The first revelation, Read and learn, The pen and knowledge, Against arrogance

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: Arabic. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.