# Surah Al-Alaq (العَلَق) — The Clot > **Chapter 96 of the Holy Quran** · **19 Verses** · **Meccan Revelation** - **Canonical Reading Page**: https://easyquran.io/surah-al-alaq - **Markdown URL**: https://easyquran.io/surah-al-alaq.md - **Machine-Readable JSON Dataset**: https://easyquran.io/surah-data/96.json - **Reciter**: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy - **Script**: Authentic Uthmanic Arabic Script (Hafs 'an 'Asim) - **English Translation**: Saheeh International (100+ additional languages available on the interactive web reader) ## Complete Quran Text & English Translation (19 Verses) ### Verse 96:1 ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ Recite in the name of your Lord who created ### Verse 96:2 خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ Created man from a clinging substance ### Verse 96:3 ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous ### Verse 96:4 ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ Who taught by the pen ### Verse 96:5 عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ Taught man that which he knew not ### Verse 96:6 كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ No! [But] indeed, man transgresses ### Verse 96:7 أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ Because he sees himself self-sufficient ### Verse 96:8 إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ Indeed, to your Lord is the return ### Verse 96:9 أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ Have you seen the one who forbids ### Verse 96:10 عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ A servant when he prays ### Verse 96:11 أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ Have you seen if he is upon guidance ### Verse 96:12 أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ Or enjoins righteousness ### Verse 96:13 أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ Have you seen if he denies and turns away ### Verse 96:14 أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ Does he not know that Allah sees ### Verse 96:15 كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock ### Verse 96:16 نَاصِيَةࣲ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ‏ A lying, sinning forelock ### Verse 96:17 فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ Then let him call his associates ### Verse 96:18 سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ We will call the angels of Hell ### Verse 96:19 كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]