Surah Al-Alaq for kids

Surah

96

Verses

19

Revealed in

Makkah

Meaning

The Clinging Clot

1. 1

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

   iq'ra bi-is'mi rabbika alladhī khalaqa

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

   Word by word

   • ٱقْرَأْiq'raRead
   • بِٱسْمِbi-is'miin (the) name
   • رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
   • ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One Who
   • خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
2. 2

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   khalaqa l-insāna min ʿalaqin

   Created man from a clinging substance.

   Word by word

   • خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
   • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
   • مِنْminfrom
   • عَلَقٍʿalaqina clinging substance
3. 3

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

   iq'ra warabbuka l-akramu

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

   Word by word

   • ٱقْرَأْiq'raRead
   • وَرَبُّكَwarabbukaand your Lord
   • ٱلْأَكْرَمُl-akramu(is) the Most Generous
4. 4

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

   alladhī ʿallama bil-qalami

   Who taught by the pen –

   Word by word

   • ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
   • عَلَّمَʿallamataught
   • بِٱلْقَلَمِbil-qalamiby the pen
5. 5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   ʿallama l-insāna mā lam yaʿlam

   Taught man that which he knew not.

   Word by word

   • عَلَّمَʿallamaTaught
   • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
   • مَاmāwhat
   • لَمْlamnot
   • يَعْلَمْyaʿlamhe knew
6. 6

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

   kallā inna l-insāna layaṭghā

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

   Word by word

   • كَلَّآkallāNay
   • إِنَّinnaIndeed
   • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
   • لَيَطْغَىٰٓlayaṭghāsurely transgresses
7. 7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

   an raāhu is'taghnā

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

   Word by word

   • أَنanThat
   • رَّءَاهُraāhuhe sees himself
   • ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓis'taghnāself-sufficient
8. 8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

   inna ilā rabbika l-ruj'ʿā

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

   Word by word

   • إِنَّinnaIndeed
   • إِلَىٰilāto
   • رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
   • ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓl-ruj'ʿā(is) the return
9. 9

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

   ara-ayta alladhī yanhā

   Have you seen the one who forbids

   Word by word

   • أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seen
   • ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one who
   • يَنْهَىٰyanhāforbids
10. 10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    ʿabdan idhā ṣallā

    A servant when he prays?

    Word by word

    • عَبْدًاʿabdanA slave
    • إِذَاidhāwhen
    • صَلَّىٰٓṣallāhe prays
11. 11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    ara-ayta in kāna ʿalā l-hudā

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

    Word by word

    • أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seen
    • إِنinif
    • كَانَkānahe is
    • عَلَىʿalāupon
    • ٱلْهُدَىٰٓl-hudā[the] guidance
12. 12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    aw amara bil-taqwā

    Or enjoins righteousness?

    Word by word

    • أَوْawOr
    • أَمَرَamarahe enjoins
    • بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓbil-taqwā[of the] righteousness
13. 13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    ara-ayta in kadhaba watawallā

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

    Word by word

    • أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seen
    • إِنinif
    • كَذَّبَkadhabahe denies
    • وَتَوَلَّىٰٓwatawallāand turns away
14. 14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    alam yaʿlam bi-anna l-laha yarā

    Does he not know that Allāh sees?

    Word by word

    • أَلَمْalamDoes not
    • يَعْلَمyaʿlamhe know
    • بِأَنَّbi-annathat
    • ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
    • يَرَىٰyarāsees
15. 15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    kallā la-in lam yantahi lanasfaʿan bil-nāṣiyati

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock –

    Word by word

    • كَلَّاkallāNay
    • لَئِنla-inIf
    • لَّمْlamnot
    • يَنتَهِyantahihe desists
    • لَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaʿansurely We will drag him
    • بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِbil-nāṣiyatiby the forelock
16. 16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    nāṣiyatin kādhibatin khāṭi-atin

    A lying, sinning forelock.

    Word by word

    • نَاصِيَةٍۢnāṣiyatinA forelock
    • كَـٰذِبَةٍkādhibatinlying
    • خَاطِئَةٍۢkhāṭi-atinsinful
17. 17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    falyadʿu nādiyahu

    Then let him call his associates;

    Word by word

    • فَلْيَدْعُfalyadʿuThen let him call
    • نَادِيَهُۥnādiyahuhis associates
18. 18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    sanadʿu l-zabāniyata

    We will call the angels of Hell.

    Word by word

    • سَنَدْعُsanadʿuWe will call
    • ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَl-zabāniyatathe Angels of Hell
19. 19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    kallā lā tuṭiʿ'hu wa-us'jud wa-iq'tarib

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

    Word by word

    • كَلَّاkallāNay
    • لَاlā(Do) not
    • تُطِعْهُtuṭiʿ'huobey him
    • وَٱسْجُدْwa-us'judBut prostrate
    • وَٱقْتَرِب ۩wa-iq'tariband draw near (to Allah)

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.