How to memorize Surah Al-'Alaq

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Surah Al-'Alaq: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 96:1

   ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

   Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

   Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

   Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

   created humans from a clinging clot.

3. 96:3

   ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

   Iqra wa rab bukal akram

   Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous

4. 96:4

   ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

   Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

   Who taught by the pen—

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

   'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

   taught humanity what they knew not.

6. 96:6

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

   Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

   Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds

7. 96:7

   أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

   Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

   once they think they are self-sufficient.

8. 96:8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

   Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

   ˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.

9. 96:9

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

   Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

   Have you seen the man who prevents

10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    'Abdan iza sallaa

    a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?

11. 96:11

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

    What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided

12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Au amara bit taqwaa

    or encourages righteousness?

13. 96:13

    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

    What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?

14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

    Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?

15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

    But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

    a lying, sinful forelock.

17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    Fal yad'u naadiyah

    So let him call his associates.

18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

    We will call the wardens of Hell.

19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

    Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

    Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
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