Al-Alaq العلق · Maher al-Muaiqly

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ۝١

Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ۝٢

Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ۝٣

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ۝٤

Who taught by the pen –

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ۝٥

Taught man that which he knew not.

كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ۝٦

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ۝٧

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ۝٨

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ۝٩

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٠

A servant when he prays?

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ۝١١

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ۝١٢

Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٣

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ۝١٤

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ۝١٥

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock¹⁹⁵² –

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ ۝١٦

A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ۝١٧

Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ۝١٨

We will call the angels of Hell.¹⁹⁵³

كـَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ۝١٩

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