Surah Al-'Alaq, Ayah 15 (96:15)

ٱلْعَلَق

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Quran 96:15 is ayah 15 of Surah Al-'Alaq (“The Clot”), a Meccan surah of 19 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 598 of the Madani Mushaf.

96:15
كَلَّالَئِنلَّمْيَنتَهِلَنَسْفَعًۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥
kallā la-in lam yantahi lanasfaʿan bil-nāṣiyati

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock(15)

Word by word

  1. كَلَّاkallāNay
  2. لَئِنla-inIf
  3. لَّمْlamnot
  4. يَنتَهِyantahihe desists
  5. لَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaʿansurely We will drag him
  6. بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِbil-nāṣiyatiby the forelock

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