Sura 96: Al-‘Alaq (The Embryo) العلق
Qalqala (echo)
Nasalization (ghunnah family)
Madd (extend 4-5)
Madd (necessary, 6)
Silent
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In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
بِسْمِbis'miٱللَّهِl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmi
[96:1] Read, in the name of your Lord, who created.*
ٱقْرَأْiq'raبِٱسْمِbi-is'miرَبِّكَrabbikaٱلَّذِىalladhīخَلَقَkhalaqa ﴿١﴾
*96:1-19 From 96 to 114 is 19 suras. The first revelation (96:1-5) is 19 Arabic words, 76 letters (19x4). The sura consists of 19 verses and 304 Arabic letters (App. 1 & 23).
[96:2] He created man from an embryo.
خَلَقَkhalaqaٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaمِنْminعَلَقٍʿalaqin ﴿٢﴾
[96:3] Read, and your Lord, Most Exalted.
ٱقْرَأْiq'raوَرَبُّكَwarabbukaٱلْأَكْرَمُl-akramu ﴿٣﴾
[96:4] Teaches by means of the pen.
ٱلَّذِىalladhīعَلَّمَʿallamaبِٱلْقَلَمِbil-qalami ﴿٤﴾
[96:5] He teaches man what he never knew.
عَلَّمَʿallamaٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaمَاmāلَمْlamيَعْلَمْyaʿlam ﴿٥﴾
[96:6] Indeed, the human transgresses.
كَلَّآkallāإِنَّinnaٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaلَيَطْغَىٰٓlayaṭghā ﴿٦﴾
[96:7] When he becomes rich.
أَنanرَّءَاهُraāhuٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓis'taghnā ﴿٧﴾
[96:8] To your Lord is the ultimate destiny.
إِنَّinnaإِلَىٰilāرَبِّكَrabbikaٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓl-ruj'ʿā ﴿٨﴾
[96:9] Have you seen the one who enjoins.
أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaٱلَّذِىalladhīيَنْهَىٰyanhā ﴿٩﴾
[96:10] Others from praying?
عَبْدًاʿabdanإِذَاidhāصَلَّىٰٓṣallā ﴿١٠﴾
[96:11] Is it not better for him to follow the guidance?
أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaإِنinكَانَkānaعَلَىʿalāٱلْهُدَىٰٓl-hudā ﴿١١﴾
[96:12] Or advocate righteousness?
أَوْawأَمَرَamaraبِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓbil-taqwā ﴿١٢﴾
[96:13] If he disbelieves and turns away.
أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaإِنinكَذَّبَkadhabaوَتَوَلَّىٰٓwatawallā ﴿١٣﴾
[96:14] Does he not realize that GOD sees?
أَلَمْalamيَعْلَمyaʿlamبِأَنَّbi-annaٱللَّهَl-lahaيَرَىٰyarā ﴿١٤﴾
[96:15] Indeed, unless he refrains, we will take him by the forelock.
كَلَّاkallāلَئِنla-inلَّمْlamيَنتَهِyantahiلَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaʿanبِٱلنَّاصِيَةِbil-nāṣiyati ﴿١٥﴾
[96:16] A forelock that is disbelieving and sinful.
نَاصِيَةٍnāṣiyatinكَـٰذِبَةٍkādhibatinخَاطِئَةٍkhāṭi-atin ﴿١٦﴾
[96:17] Let him then call on his helpers.
فَلْيَدْعُfalyadʿuنَادِيَهُۥnādiyahu ﴿١٧﴾
[96:18] We will call the guardians of Hell.
سَنَدْعُsanadʿuٱلزَّبَانِيَةَl-zabāniyata ﴿١٨﴾
[96:19] You shall not obey him; you shall fall prostrate and draw nearer.
كَلَّاkallāلَاlāتُطِعْهُtuṭiʿ'huوَٱسْجُدْwa-us'judوَٱقْتَرِبwa-iq'tarib ﴿١٩﴾