Surah Al-Alaq

العلق

Surah 96 · Makki · 19 ayahs · Juz 30 · pages 597–598

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ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

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ReadاقْرَأْF
In the nameبِاسْمِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+اسْمِThe name
Of your LordرَبِّكَCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your
The one whoالَّذِيI
CreatedخَلَقَF

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾

Created man from a clinging substance.

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He createdخَلَقَF
ManالْإِنْسَانَIالthe+إِنْسَانَMan
FromمِنْH
A clinging substanceعَلَقٍI

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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ReadاقْرَأْF
And your LordوَرَبُّكَCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your
Is the most generousالْأَكْرَمُIالthe+أَكْرَمُIs the most generous

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾

Who taught by the pen -

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The one whoالَّذِيI
TaughtعَلَّمَF
By the penبِالْقَلَمِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+قَلَمِPen

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾

Taught man that which he knew not.

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TaughtعَلَّمَF
ManالْإِنْسَانَIالthe+إِنْسَانَMan
WhatمَاI
NotلَمْH
He knewيَعْلَمْF

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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NayكَلَّاH
IndeedإِنَّH
ManالْإِنْسَانَIالthe+إِنْسَانَMan
Surely transgressesلَيَطْغَىCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+يَطْغَىSurely transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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ThatأَنْH
He sees himselfرَآهُCBFV+PRONATTرَآHe sees himself+هُhim / his / it
Self sufficientاسْتَغْنَىF

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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IndeedإِنَّH
ToإِلَىH
Your LordرَبِّكَCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your
Is the returnالرُّجْعَىIالthe+رُجْعَىIs the return

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids

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Have you seenأَرَأَيْتَCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَأَيْتَHave you seen
The one whoالَّذِيI
ForbidsيَنْهَىF

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾

A servant when he prays?

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A slaveعَبْدًاI
WhenإِذَاI
He praysصَلَّىF

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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Have you seenأَرَأَيْتَCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَأَيْتَHave you seen
IfإِنْH
He isكَانَF
UponعَلَىH
[the] guidanceالْهُدَىIالthe+هُدَى[the] guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾

Or enjoins righteousness?

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OrأَوْH
He enjoinsأَمَرَF
[of the] righteousnessبِالتَّقْوَىCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+تَقْوَى[of the] righteousness

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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Have you seenأَرَأَيْتَCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَأَيْتَHave you seen
IfإِنْH
He deniesكَذَّبَF
And turns awayوَتَوَلَّىCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَوَلَّىTurns away

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾

Does he not know that Allah sees?

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Does notأَلَمْCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot
He knowيَعْلَمْF
ThatبِأَنَّCBHP+ACCبِwith / in+أَنَّThat
AllahاللَّهَI
SeesيَرَىF

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾

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

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NayكَلَّاH
IfلَئِنْH
NotلَمْH
He desistsيَنْتَهِF
Surely we will drag himلَنَسْفَعًاCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَسْفَعًSurely we will drag+ًاemphasis
By the forelockبِالنَّاصِيَةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+نَاصِيَةِForelock

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ﴿16﴾

A lying, sinning forelock.

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A forelockنَاصِيَةٍI
LyingكَاذِبَةٍI
SinfulخَاطِئَةٍI

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾

Then let him call his associates;

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Then let him callفَلْيَدْعُCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَدْعُLet him call
His associatesنَادِيَهُCBIN+PRONATTنَادِيَHis associates+هُhim / his / it

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾

We will call the angels of Hell.

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We will callسَنَدْعُCBFFUT+Vسَwill+نَدْعُWe will call
The angelsالزَّبَانِيَةَIالthe+زَبَانِيَةَAngels

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿19﴾

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

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NayكَلَّاH
Do notلَاH
Obey himتُطِعْهُCBFV+PRONATTتُطِعْObey+هُhim / his / it
But prostrateوَاسْجُدْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْجُدْBut prostrate
And draw near to AllahوَاقْتَرِبْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اقْتَرِبْDraw near to Allah

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.