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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, and Hausa translation, 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

    Ka yi karatu da sunan Ubangijinka, wanda Ya yi halitta.

  2. 96:2

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

    Ya hahitta mutum daga gudan jini.

  3. 96:3

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Iqra wa rab bukal akram

    Ka yi karatu, kuma UbangiJinka shi ne Mafi karimci.

  4. 96:4

    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

    Wanda Ya sanar (da mutum) game da alƙalami.

  5. 96:5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

    Ya sanar da mutum abin da bai sani ba.

  6. 96:6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

    A'aha! Lalle, ne mutum haƙĩƙa, yana girman kai (ya ƙi karatu).

  7. 96:7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

    Dõmin yã ga kansa, yã wadãta.

  8. 96:8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

    Lalle ne zuwa ga Ubangijinka makoma take.

  9. 96:9

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

    Shin, kã ga wanda ke hana.

  10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    'Abdan iza sallaa

    Bãwã idan yã yi salla?

  11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

    Ashe, kã gani, idan (shi bãwan) ya kasance a kan shiriya?

  12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Au amara bit taqwaa

    Ko ya yi umurni da taƙawa?

  13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

    Ashe, kã gani, idan (shi mai hanin) ya ƙaryata, kuma ya jũya bãya?

  14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

    Ashe, bai sani ba cewa Allah Yanã gani?

  15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

    A'aha! Lalle ne, idan bai hanu ba, lalle ne zã Mu ja gãshin makwarkwaɗa.

  16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

    Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

    Makwarkwaɗa maƙaryaciya, mai laifi.

  17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Fal yad'u naadiyah

    Sai ya kirayi ƙungiyarsa.

  18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

    Zã Mu kirayi zabaniyãwa (mala'iku mãsu girma).

  19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

    A'aha kada ka bĩ shi. Kuma ka yi tawali'u, kuma ka nemi kusanta (zuwa ga Ubangijinka).

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: Hausa. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.