Kitab

Al Alaq

Chapter 96, 19 verses

  • Shakir
  • Arabic
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Saheeh International
Shakir

Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Saheeh International

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Shakir

He created man from a clot.

Arabic

خلق الإنسان من علق

Arabic, with marks

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Saheeh International

Created man from a clinging substance.

Shakir

Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

Arabic

اقرأ وربك الأكرم

Arabic, with marks

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Saheeh International

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Shakir

Who taught (to write) with the pen

Arabic

الذي علم بالقلم

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Saheeh International

Who taught by the pen -

Shakir

Taught man what he knew not.

Arabic

علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم

Arabic, with marks

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Saheeh International

Taught man that which he knew not.

Shakir

Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

Arabic

كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Saheeh International

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Shakir

Because he sees himself free from want.

Arabic

أن رآه استغنى

Arabic, with marks

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Saheeh International

Because he sees himself self - sufficient.

Shakir

Surely to your Lord is the return.

Arabic

إن إلى ربك الرجعى

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Saheeh International

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

Shakir

Have you seen him who forbids

Arabic

أرأيت الذي ينهى

Arabic, with marks

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Saheeh International

Have you seen the one who forbids

Shakir

A servant when he prays?

Arabic

عبدا إذا صلى

Arabic, with marks

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

Saheeh International

A servant when he prays?

Shakir

Have you considered if he were on the right way,

Arabic

أرأيت إن كان على الهدى

Arabic, with marks

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Saheeh International

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Shakir

Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

Arabic

أو أمر بالتقوى

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Saheeh International

Or enjoins righteousness?

Shakir

Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?

Arabic

أرأيت إن كذب وتولى

Arabic, with marks

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Saheeh International

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

Shakir

Does he not know that Allah does see?

Arabic

ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى

Arabic, with marks

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Saheeh International

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Shakir

Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,

Arabic

كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Saheeh International

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

Shakir

A lying, sinful forehead.

Arabic

ناصية كاذبة خاطئة

Arabic, with marks

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Saheeh International

A lying, sinning forelock.

Shakir

Then let him summon his council,

Arabic

فليدع ناديه

Arabic, with marks

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Saheeh International

Then let him call his associates;

Shakir

We too would summon the braves of the army.

Arabic

سندع الزبانية

Arabic, with marks

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

Saheeh International

We will call the angels of Hell.

Shakir

Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).

Arabic

كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩

Saheeh International

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

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