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Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-'Alaq)
  1. Ayah 1

    ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    Read in (the) name (of) your Lord the One Who created

  2. Ayah 2

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    He created man from a clinging substance

  3. Ayah 3

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    Read and your Lord (is) the Most Generous

  4. Ayah 4

    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    The One Who taught by the pen

  5. Ayah 5

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    Taught man what not he knew

  6. Ayah 6

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    Nay Indeed man surely transgresses

  7. Ayah 7

    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    That he sees himself self-sufficient

  8. Ayah 8

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Indeed to your Lord (is) the return

  9. Ayah 9

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. Ayah 10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    A slave when he prays

  11. Ayah 11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he is upon [the] guidance

  12. Ayah 12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or he enjoins [of the] righteousness

  13. Ayah 13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away

  14. Ayah 14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Does not he know that Allah sees

  15. Ayah 15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    Nay If not he desists surely We will drag him by the forelock

  16. Ayah 16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    A forelock lying sinful

  17. Ayah 17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Then let him call his associates

  18. Ayah 18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the Angels of Hell

  19. Ayah 19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    Nay (Do) not obey him But prostrate and draw near (to Allah)

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surat Al-'Alaq?

Surat Al-'Alaq (العلق) has 19 verses.

Was Surat Al-'Alaq revealed in Makkah or Madinah?

Surat Al-'Alaq was revealed in Makkah.

Which Quran pages is Surat Al-'Alaq on?

In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-'Alaq spans pages 597 to 597.

What is Surat Al-'Alaq about?

The Surah is titled so, after the word 'alaq in the second verse.

English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.