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.
- 96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Ka yi karatu da sunan Ubangijinka, wanda Ya yi halitta.
- 96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Ya hahitta mutum daga gudan jini.
- 96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Ka yi karatu, kuma UbangiJinka shi ne Mafi karimci.
- 96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
Wanda Ya sanar (da mutum) game da alƙalami.
- 96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Ya sanar da mutum abin da bai sani ba.
- 96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
A'aha! Lalle, ne mutum haƙĩƙa, yana girman kai (ya ƙi karatu).
- 96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
Dõmin yã ga kansa, yã wadãta.
- 96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Lalle ne zuwa ga Ubangijinka makoma take.
- 96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Shin, kã ga wanda ke hana.
- 96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
'Abdan iza sallaa
Bãwã idan yã yi salla?
- 96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Ashe, kã gani, idan (shi bãwan) ya kasance a kan shiriya?
- 96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Au amara bit taqwaa
Ko ya yi umurni da taƙawa?
- 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?
- 96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Ashe, bai sani ba cewa Allah Yanã gani?
- 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.
- 96:16
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ
Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah
Makwarkwaɗa maƙaryaciya, mai laifi.
- 96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Fal yad'u naadiyah
Sai ya kirayi ƙungiyarsa.
- 96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
Zã Mu kirayi zabaniyãwa (mala'iku mãsu girma).
- 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.