Sūra 96: Iqraa (Read or Proclaim) or ‘Alaq (The Clot of Congealed Blood)

Verses 19 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 1

١- اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
1. Proclaim ! (or Read !) in the name Of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created—
٢- خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
2. Created man out of A (mere) clot Of congealed blood :
٣- اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
3. Proclaim ! And thy Lord Is Most Bountiful,—
٤- الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
4. He Who taught (The use of) the Pen,—
٥- عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
5. Taught man that Which he knew not.
٦- كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
6. Nay but man doth Transgress all bounds,
٧- أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
7. In that he looketh Upon himself as self-sufficient.
٨- إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
8. Verily, to thy Lord Is the return (of all).
٩- أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
9. Seest thou one Who forbids—
١٠- عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
10. A votary when he (Turns) to pray ?
١١- أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
11. Seest thou if He is on (the road Of) Guidance ?—
١٢- أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
12. Or enjoins Righteousness ?
١٣- أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
13. Seest thou if he Denies (Truth) and turns away ?
١٤- أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّـهَ يَرَىٰ
14. Knoweth he not That God doth see ?
١٥- كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
15. Let him beware ! If he Desist not, We will Drag him by the forelock,—
١٦- نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
16. A lying, sinful forelock !
١٧- فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
17. Then, let him call (For help) to his council (Of comrades) :
١٨- سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
18. We will call On the angels of punishment (To deal with him) !
١٩- كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب السجدة
19. Nay heed him not : But bow down in adoration, And bring thyself The closer (to God) !