Surah Al-'Alaq 96:1 — translation and meaning

العلق · Verse 1 / 19 · Page 597

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Word by Word

اقْرَأْ
iq'ra
Read
بِاسْمِ
bi-is'mi
in (the) name
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
الَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created

Transliteration

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Translation

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger! Read what Allah reveals to you, starting with the name of your Lord who created the creation.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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