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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-‘Alaq   Ayah:
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Al-‘Alaq

Ayah: 1

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
1. Recite in the Name of your Lord (Allāh), Who created,
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Ayah: 2

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
2. Created man from a clot.
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Ayah: 3

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
3. Recite, and your Lord (Allāh) is the Most Honorable,
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Ayah: 4

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
4. Who taught (people to write) by the pen,
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Ayah: 5

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
5. Taught man what he knew not.
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Ayah: 6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
6. Nay! Indeed, man (the denier) transgresses (in denial and sins),
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Ayah: 7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
7. When he sees himself self-sufficient (in terms of wealth, honor, and rank).
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Ayah: 8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
8. Indeed, to your Lord (Allāh) is the Return.
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Ayah: 9

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
9. Have you seen him (the unbeliever) who forbids,
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Ayah: 10

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
10. A servant (of God) when he prays?
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Ayah: 11

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
11. Have you seen if he is on right guidance (from God)?
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Ayah: 12

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
12.Or he enjoined (people) piety?
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Ayah: 13

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
13. Have you seen if he (the unbeliever) rejects (the Truth) and turns away (from it)?
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Ayah: 14

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
14. Doesn’t he know that Allāh sees (what he does)?
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Ayah: 15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
15. Nay! indeed, if he does not desist, We will ndeed hold of him by the forelock,
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Ayah: 16

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
16. A lying, sinful forehead.
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Ayah: 17

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
17. So let him summon his council,
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Ayah: 18

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
18. We too would summon the guards of Hell¹.
1. I.e., the grim stern angels of Hell to destroy him.
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Ayah: 19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
19. No, do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near (to Allāh).
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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-‘Alaq
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