Al-Qur'an Al-Kareem Surat Al-Alaq (Read)

Al-Qur'an Surat Al-Alaq (Read)

Verses one through five are the first revealed verses of the Holy Qurán. Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 19 verses. 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 

اِقْرَاْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذى خَلَقَ

1. Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- 

خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

2. Created man, out of a leech-like clot: 

اِقْرَاْ وَرَبُّكَ الْاَكْرَمُ

3. Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- 

اَلَّذى عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

4. He Who taught (the use of) the Pen,- 

عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

5. Taught man that which he knew not. 

كَلَّا اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰى

6. Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, 

اَنْ رَاٰهُ اسْتَغْنٰى

7. In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. 

اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعٰى

8. Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). 

اَرَاَيْتَ الَّذى يَنْهٰى

9. Seest thou one who forbids- 

عَبْدًا اِذَا صَلّٰى

10. A votary when he (turns) to pray? 

اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدٰى

11. Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- 

اَوْ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوٰى

12. Or enjoins Righteousness? 

اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰى

13. Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away? 

اَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰى

14. Knoweth he not that Allah doth see? 

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

15. Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,- 

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

16. A lying, sinful forelock! 

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

17. Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades): 

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

18. We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)! 

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ

19. Nay, heed him not: but prostrate in adoration, and bring thyself the closer to Allah)!