# 96. Surah Al-'Alaq, Verse 7

- **Surah:** 96. Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot) — سورة العلق
- **Verse:** 7 / 19 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 597
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-alaq/verse-7

## Arabic

اَنْ رَاٰهُ اسْتَغْنٰىۜ

## Transcription

An raahu istaghna

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

seeing himself as self-sufficient.

### Progressive Muslims

When he achieves, he has no need.

### Shabbir Ahmed

(And) in that he looks upon himself as self-sufficient. (Forgetting how indebted he is to the Creator and the society for all his mental and physical possessions).

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

That he considers himself self-sufficient.

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

When he achieves, he no longer has need!

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

When he becomes rich.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

For he thinks he is sufficient in himself.

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

### Muhammad Asad

whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient:

### Marmaduke Pickthall

That he thinketh himself independent!

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

for he believes himself to be self-sufficient.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] That is, when the man has attained wealth, honor and rank and whatever else he desired to attain in the world, he becomes rebellious instead of being grateful and transgresses the boundaries of servitude to Allah.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

He believes he is independent and not contingent or conditioned by anything else.

### Bijan Moeinian

… thinks that he is not in need of his Lord and that he has power to do everything.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

Because he considers himself self-sufficient.

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

once they think they are self-sufficient.

### Taqi Usmani

because he deems himself to be free of need.

### Abdul Haleem

when he thinks he is self-sufficient:

### Arthur John Arberry

for he thinks himself self-sufficient.

### E. Henry Palmer

at seeing himself get rich!

### Hamid S. Aziz

In that he thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient or rich)!

### Mahmoud Ghali

That he sees himself becoming self-sufficient.

### George Sale

because he seeth himself abound in riches.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

And he considers himself as self-sufficient.

### Amatul Rahman Omar

Because he thinks himself to be independent (of God).

### Ali Quli Qarai

when he considers himself without need.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

(Benliğiyle perdelenip) kendini (hakikatten) müstağni gördüğü için.

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Kendini müstağni gördüğünden.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Çünkü kendini yeterli görür.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

(6-7) Hayır, insan kendini yeterli gördüğü için mutlaka azgınlık eder.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Kendini müstağni görmekle

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Kendisini artık ihtiyacı yokmuş görmekle.

### Gültekin Onan

Kendini müstağni gördüğünden.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Kendisini (mal sebebiyle) ihtiyacdan vareste gördü diye.

### İbni Kesir

Kendini müstağni gördüğü için.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

ne zaman kendini yeterli görse:

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Kendisini ihtiyaçsız görmekle ..

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Kendini zengin (kendine yeterli) gördüğü için,

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Kendisini her türlü ihtiyacın üstünde görmüştür.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

kendi kendine yettiiğini sandığında!

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Kendisini yeterli gördüğü için.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Kendisinin kendisine yeterli olduğunu sandığı için.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Kendini yeterli görürse eğer.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

(6, 7) Hayır! Şüphesiz ki insan, kendini zengin (ihtiyaçsız) gördüğü için azar.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] Burada kendini yeterli, ihtiyaçsız ve sorumsuz görenlerin elbette azgınlaşacağı uyarısına değinilmektedir.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Kendisini yeterli gördüğü için.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Kendisini yeterli gördüğü için.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Kendini yeterli gördüğünde.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] İnsanlar, refah düzeyleri artıp bir ihtiyaçları kalmadığını düşündükleri zaman taşkınlık etmeye başlarlar ([Bakara 2/258,](https://quran.so/2/258) [İsra 17/67](https://quran.so/17/67), [Kasas 28/78,](https://quran.so/28/78) [Zümer 39/49,](https://quran.so/39/42) [Leyl 92/8](https://quran.so/92/8)-[11](https://quran.so/92/11)).

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَن — an | That | — |
| 2 | رَّءَاهُ — raāhu | he sees himself | راي — Ra-Elif-Ye |
| 3 | ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ — is'taghnā | self-sufficient | غني — Gayn-Nun-Ye |

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