العلق

96. Al-'Alaq

The Clot

ٱقۡرَأۡبِٱسۡمِرَبِّكَٱلَّذِيخَلَقَ١

Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

خَلَقَٱلۡإِنسَٰنَمِنۡعَلَقٍ٢

Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقۡرَأۡوَرَبُّكَٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ٣

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ٱلَّذِيعَلَّمَبِٱلۡقَلَمِ٤

Who taught by the pen –

عَلَّمَٱلۡإِنسَٰنَمَالَمۡيَعۡلَمۡ٥

Taught man that which he knew not.

كـَلَّآإِنَّٱلۡإِنسَٰنَلَيَطۡغَىٰٓ٦

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَنرَّءَاهُٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ٧

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكَٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ٨

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيۡتَٱلَّذِييَنۡهَىٰ٩

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبۡدًاإِذَاصَلَّىٰٓ١٠

A servant when he prays?