Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
He created man from a clot.
خلق الإنسان من علق
Createth man from a clot.
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الذي علم بالقلم
Who teacheth by the pen,
Taught man what he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
Because he sees himself free from want.
أن رآه استغنى
That he thinketh himself independent!
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
Have you seen him who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
A slave when he prayeth ?
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoineth piety ?
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?
Does he not know that Allah does see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
A lying, sinful forehead.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
The lying, sinful forelock -
Then let him summon his council,
فليدع ناديه
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سندع الزبانية
We will call the guards of hell.
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).