Quran

Surah Al-Alaq, The Clot.

All 19 ayat of Surah Al-Alaq in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

96:1

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

96:2

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

96:3

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

96:4

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

96:5

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

96:6

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

96:7

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

96:8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

96:9

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

96:10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

'Abdan iza sallaa

96:11

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

96:12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾

Au amara bit taqwaa

96:13

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

96:14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

96:15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

96:16

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

96:17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Fal yad'u naadiyah

96:18

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

96:19Sajdah

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

About this surah

About Surah Al-Alaq, at a glance.

Surah number
96 of 114
Ayat
19
Revealed in
Makkah (Meccan)
Juz
Juz 30
Rukus
1
Mushaf pages
597 (Madinah mushaf)
Sajdah
Ayah 19

Surah Al-Alaq (سُورَةُ العَلَقِ), "The Clot", is surah 96 of the Quran. It has 19 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 30 and covers page 597 of the standard Madinah mushaf. It contains an ayah of prostration (sajdah) at ayah 19.

Questions

Good to know.

How many ayat are in Surah Al-Alaq?

Surah Al-Alaq has 19 ayat.

Is Surah Al-Alaq Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What does Al-Alaq mean?

Al-Alaq means "The Clot".

Which juz is Surah Al-Alaq in?

It is in juz 30 of the Quran.