# Surah 96

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> Surah 96
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> Al 'Alaq (The Clinging Clot) -or- Iqra' (Read!)
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> In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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> 1.  Proclaim! (or Read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created--
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> 2.  Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
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> 3.  Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful--
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> 4.  He Who taught (the use of) the Pen--
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> 5.  Taught man that which he knew not.
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> 6.  Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
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> 7.  In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
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> 8.  Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
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> 9.  Seest thou one who forbids.
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> 10.  A votary when he (turns) to pray?
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> 11.  Seest thou if He is on (the road of) Guidance?--
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> 12.  Or enjoins Righteousness?
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> 13.  Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
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> 14.  Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
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> 15.  Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock--
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> 16.  A lying, sinful forelock!
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> 17.  Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
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> 18.  We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
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> 19.  Nay, heed him not: but bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
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> — *Surah 96*