Al-Alaqسورة العلق

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Ayah - 19, Meccan
96:1
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ اقرَأ بِاسمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذى خَلَقَ

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Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
96:2
خَلَقَ الإِنسٰنَ مِن عَلَقٍ

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Created man from a clinging substance.
96:3
اقرَأ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكرَمُ

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Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
96:4
الَّذى عَلَّمَ بِالقَلَمِ

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Who taught by the pen -
96:5
عَلَّمَ الإِنسٰنَ ما لَم يَعلَم

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Taught man that which he knew not.
96:6
كَلّا إِنَّ الإِنسٰنَ لَيَطغىٰ

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No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
96:7
أَن رَءاهُ استَغنىٰ

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Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّ إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجعىٰ

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Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
96:9
أَرَءَيتَ الَّذى يَنهىٰ

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Have you seen the one who forbids
96:10
عَبدًا إِذا صَلّىٰ

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A servant when he prays?
96:11
أَرَءَيتَ إِن كانَ عَلَى الهُدىٰ

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Have you seen if he is upon guidance
96:12
أَو أَمَرَ بِالتَّقوىٰ

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Or enjoins righteousness?
96:13
أَرَءَيتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ

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Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
96:14
أَلَم يَعلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرىٰ

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Does he not know that Allah sees?
96:15
كَلّا لَئِن لَم يَنتَهِ لَنَسفَعًا بِالنّاصِيَةِ

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No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
96:16
ناصِيَةٍ كٰذِبَةٍ خاطِئَةٍ

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A lying, sinning forelock.
96:17
فَليَدعُ نادِيَهُ

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Then let him call his associates;
96:18
سَنَدعُ الزَّبانِيَةَ

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We will call the angels of Hell.
96:19
كَلّا لا تُطِعهُ وَاسجُد وَاقتَرِب ۩

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