Surah 96 · verse 15
Al-'Alaq 96:15
Sign in to listenكَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
kalla la'in lam yantahi lanasfa' bi-an-nasiyah
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 12Verse 15 Verse 16
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoins righteousness?
Verse 13أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Verse 14أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
Verse 17فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then let him call his associates;
Verse 18سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.