1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Sahih International
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
The Clear Quran
Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
Surah 96
Layered Translations
العلق
Al-'Alaq | The Clot | 19 ayat
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Sahih International
Created man from a clinging substance.
The Clear Quran
created humans from a clinging clot.1
3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Sahih International
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
The Clear Quran
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Sahih International
Who taught by the pen
The Clear Quran
Who taught by the pen—
5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Sahih International
Taught man that which he knew not.
The Clear Quran
taught humanity what they knew not.1
6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Sahih International
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
The Clear Quran
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Sahih International
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
The Clear Quran
once they think they are self-sufficient.
8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Sahih International
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
The Clear Quran
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Sahih International
Have you seen the one who forbids
The Clear Quran
Have you seen the man who prevents
10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Sahih International
A servant when he prays?
The Clear Quran
a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?1
11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Sahih International
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
The Clear Quran
What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Sahih International
Or enjoins righteousness?
The Clear Quran
or encourages righteousness?
13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Sahih International
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
The Clear Quran
What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Sahih International
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
The Clear Quran
Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Sahih International
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1
The Clear Quran
But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Sahih International
A lying, sinning forelock.
The Clear Quran
a lying, sinful forelock.1
17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Sahih International
Then let him call his associates;
The Clear Quran
So let him call his associates.
18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Sahih International
We will call the angels of Hell.1
The Clear Quran
We will call the wardens of Hell.
19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
Sahih International
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].
The Clear Quran
Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.