Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
He created man from a clot.
خلق الإنسان من علق
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الذي علم بالقلم
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Taught man what he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man that which he knew not.
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
Because he sees himself free from want.
أن رآه استغنى
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Have you seen him who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Seest thou one who forbids -
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Does he not know that Allah does see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
A lying, sinful forehead.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinful forelock!
Then let him summon his council,
فليدع ناديه
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سندع الزبانية
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!