Surah Al-'Alaq — Part 3
Ayahs 11–15 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-'Alaq — Part 3 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah Al-'Alaq — Part 3
Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Al-'Alaq with ayahs 11–15.
2. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
- أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَرَءَيْتَ | Have you seen |
| إِن | if |
| كَانَ | he is |
| عَلَى | upon |
| ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ | [the] guidance |
3. أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾
Or enjoins righteousness?
- أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَوْ | Or |
| أَمَرَ | he enjoins |
| بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ | [of the] righteousness |
4. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
- أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَرَءَيْتَ | Have you seen |
| إِن | if |
| كَذَّبَ | he denies |
| وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ | and turns away |
5. أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
- أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَلَمْ | Does not |
| يَعْلَم | he know |
| بِأَنَّ | that |
| ٱللَّهَ | Allah |
| يَرَىٰ | sees |
6. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
- كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| كَلَّا | Nay |
| لَئِن | If |
| لَّمْ | not |
| يَنتَهِ | he desists |
| لَنَسْفَعًۢا | surely We will drag him |
| بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ | by the forelock |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 11–15 of Surah Al-'Alaq.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَرَءَيْتَ | Have you seen |
| إِن | if |
| كَانَ | he is |
| عَلَى | upon |
| ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ | [the] guidance |
| أَوْ | Or |
Practice questions
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