When you read the Quran, you shall seek refuge in GOD from Satan the rejected. 16:98
Sura 96 · 19 verses · Revealed #1
The Embryo
Al-‘Alaq
العلق
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Read, in the name of your Lord, who created.
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).
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
He created man from an embryo.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Read, and your Lord, Most Exalted.
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Teaches by means of the pen.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
He teaches man what he never knew.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Indeed, the human transgresses.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
When he becomes rich.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
To your Lord is the ultimate destiny.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who enjoins.
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Others from praying?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Is it not better for him to follow the guidance?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or advocate righteousness?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
If he disbelieves and turns away.
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not realize that GOD sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Indeed, unless he refrains, we will take him by the forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A forelock that is disbelieving and sinful.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Let him then call on his helpers.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the guardians of Hell.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
You shall not obey him; you shall fall prostrate and draw nearer.