SMA Quran — Qur'an Reflections & Tadabur with Ahmed Elemam

Session 10 — Surah Al-'Alaq

Complete Translation

The very first words ever revealed to our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) in the cave of Hira. This is where it all began: "Read."

سورة الْعَلَق

Surah Al-'Alaq — The Clot

Meccan · 19 Ayahs · Juz' 30 · First Revelation

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite: In the name of your Lord Who created,

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

created man from a clinging form.

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Recite: And your Lord is the Most Noble,

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

the One Who taught by the pen,

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

taught man what he never knew.

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

But no! Indeed, man surely exceeds all limits,

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

for he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Indeed, to your Lord is the ultimate return.

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

a servant when he prays?

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Have you seen whether he was rightly guided

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

or commanded to mindfulness (of God)?

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Have you seen whether he disbelieved and turned away?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Has he not realized that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

But no! Surely, if he does not desist, We will drag (him) by the forelock,

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

a lying, wrongful forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Let him call on his gang;

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the guards of Hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

But no! Do not obey him, but prostrate yourself and draw near.