Surah Al-Alaq: Arabic, Transliteration & Translation

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. 96:1

   اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَۚ

   Iqra' biismi rabbikal-ladzii khalaq(a)

   Recite in the name of your Lord Who created,

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍۚ

   Khalaqa-insaana min 'alaq(in)

   created man from a clot of congealed blood.

3. 96:3

   اِقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْاَكْرَمُۙ

   Iqra' warabbukal akram(u)

   Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous,

4. 96:4

   الَّذِيْ عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِۙ

   Al-ladzii 'allama bil qalam(i)

   Who taught by the pen,

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْۗ

   'Allama-insaana maa lam ya'lam

   taught man what he did not know.

6. 96:6

   كَلَّآ اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰىٓ ۙ

   Kalaa inna-insaana layathgha

   Nay, surely man transgresses;

7. 96:7

   اَنْ رَّاٰهُ اسْتَغْنٰىۗ

   An ra-aahuustaghna

   for he believes himself to be self-sufficient.

8. 96:8

   اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعٰىۗ

   Inna ila rabbikarruj'a

   Surely to your Lord is your return.

9. 96:9

   اَرَاَيْتَ الَّذِيْ يَنْهٰىۙ

   Ara-aital-ladzii yanha

   Did you see him who forbids

10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا اِذَا صَلّٰىۗ

    'Abdan idzaa shalla

    a servant (of Allah) when he prays?

11. 96:11

    اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدٰىٓۙ

    Ara-aita in kaana 'alal huda

    Did you consider: what if he is on the Right Way,

12. 96:12

    اَوْ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوٰىۗ

    Au amara bittaqwa

    and enjoins piety?

13. 96:13

    اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىۗ

    Ara-aita in kadz-dzaba watawalla

    Did you consider: what if he gives the lie (to the Truth) and turns away (from it)?

14. 96:14

    اَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰىۗ

    Alam ya'lam bi-annallaha yara

    Does he not know that Allah sees everything?

15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ يَنْتَهِ ەۙ لَنَسْفَعًاۢ بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ

    Kalaa la-il(n) lam yantahi lanasfa'an binnaashiyat(i)

    No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock;

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۚ

    Naashiyatin kaadzibatin khaathi-atin

    by the lying forelock steeped in sin.

17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهٗۙ

    Falyad'u naadiyahu

    So let him summon his helpmates;

18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ

    Sanad'uzzabaaniyata

    We too shall summon the guards of Hell.

19. 96:19

    كَلَّاۗ لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩ ࣖ

    Kalaa laa tuthi'hu waasjud wa-aqtarib

    No, not at all. Never obey him. But prostrate yourself and become nigh (to your Lord).

Translation and transliteration are the same texts used in the Al Quran MP3 (Offline) app. Audio: everyayah.com and mp3quran.net.