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English - Chapter 96 - Al-Alaq
Translation by Wahiduddin Khan — Permalink
Verse 1 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:1
Read! In the name of your Lord, who created
Verse 2 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:2
created man from a clot [of blood]
Verse 3 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:3
Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One
Verse 4 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:4
who taught by the pen
Verse 5 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:5
taught man what he did not know
Verse 6 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:6
Yet man behaves arrogantly
Verse 7 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:7
because he thinks himself self-sufficient
Verse 8 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:8
truly, all will return to your Lord
Verse 9 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:9
Have you seen one who prevents
Verse 10 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:10
a worshipper from praying
Verse 11 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:11
Do you think he is rightly guided
Verse 12 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:12
or enjoins true piety
Verse 13 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:13
Do you see how he has denied the truth and turned away from it
Verse 14 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:14
Does he not know that God observes all things
Verse 15 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:15
Let him beware! If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock
Verse 16 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:16
his lying, sinful forelock
Verse 17 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:17
Then let him call his associates
Verse 18 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:18
We shall summon the guards of Hell
Verse 19 — Surah Al-Alaq 96:19
No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate yourself and come closer to God