Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
He created man from a clot.
خلق الإنسان من علق
Created man from a clinging substance.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الذي علم بالقلم
Who taught by the pen -
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Taught man what he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man that which he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Because he sees himself free from want.
أن رآه استغنى
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
An raahu istaghna
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Have you seen him who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Have you seen the one who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoins righteousness?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Does he not know that Allah does see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
A lying, sinful forehead.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinning forelock.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
Then let him summon his council,
فليدع ناديه
Then let him call his associates;
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سندع الزبانية
We will call the angels of Hell.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib