Surah Al-'alaq (The Clot)

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Surah Al-'alaq (The Clot) - Aya count 19

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

Created man from a clinging substance.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

Who taught by the pen -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمۡ یَعۡلَمۡ ﴿٥﴾

Taught man that which he knew not.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَلَّاۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَیَطۡغَىٰۤ ﴿٦﴾

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰۤ ﴿٧﴾

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰۤ ﴿٨﴾

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی یَنۡهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰۤ ﴿١٠﴾

A servant when he prays?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ ﴿١١﴾

Have you seen if he is upon guidance


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۤ ﴿١٢﴾

Or enjoins righteousness?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ ﴿١٣﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَلَمۡ یَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Does he not know that Allah sees?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَلَّا لَىِٕن لَّمۡ یَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِیَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

نَاصِیَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ ﴿١٦﴾

A lying, sinning forelock.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلۡیَدۡعُ نَادِیَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Then let him call his associates;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِیَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

We will call the angels of Hell.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡ وَٱقۡتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

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


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