Kitab

Al Alaq

Chapter 96, 19 verses

  • Shakir
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Transliteration
  • Word by word
Shakir

Read in the name of your Lord Who created.

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Transliteration

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Word by word

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Shakir

He created man from a clot.

Arabic, with marks

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Transliteration

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Word by word

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Shakir

Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,

Arabic, with marks

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Transliteration

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Word by word

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Shakir

Who taught (to write) with the pen

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Transliteration

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Word by word

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Shakir

Taught man what he knew not.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Transliteration

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Word by word

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Shakir

Nay! man is most surely inordinate,

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Transliteration

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Shakir

Because he sees himself free from want.

Arabic, with marks

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Transliteration

An raahu istaghna

Word by word

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Shakir

Surely to your Lord is the return.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Transliteration

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Word by word

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Shakir

Have you seen him who forbids

Arabic, with marks

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Transliteration

Araayta allathee yanha

Word by word

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Shakir

A servant when he prays?

Arabic, with marks

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

Transliteration

AAabdan itha salla

Word by word

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Shakir

Have you considered if he were on the right way,

Arabic, with marks

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Transliteration

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Word by word

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Shakir

Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Transliteration

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Word by word

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Shakir

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

Arabic, with marks

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Transliteration

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Word by word

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Shakir

Does he not know that Allah does see?

Arabic, with marks

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Transliteration

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Word by word

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Shakir

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

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Transliteration

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

Word by word

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Shakir

A lying, sinful forehead.

Arabic, with marks

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Transliteration

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

Word by word

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Shakir

Then let him summon his council,

Arabic, with marks

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Transliteration

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Word by word

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Shakir

We too would summon the braves of the army.

Arabic, with marks

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

Transliteration

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

Word by word

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Shakir

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

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩

Transliteration

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

Word by word

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب

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