Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
He created man from a clot.
Createth man from a clot.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خلق الإنسان من علق
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Who teacheth by the pen,
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الذي علم بالقلم
Taught man what he knew not.
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Because he sees himself free from want.
That he thinketh himself independent!
An raahu istaghna
أن رآه استغنى
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Have you seen him who forbids
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
Araayta allathee yanha
أرأيت الذي ينهى
A servant when he prays?
A slave when he prayeth ?
AAabdan itha salla
عبدا إذا صلى
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Or enjoineth piety ?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أو أمر بالتقوى
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
A lying, sinful forehead.
The lying, sinful forelock -
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Then let him summon his council,
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فليدع ناديه
We too would summon the braves of the army.
We will call the guards of hell.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سندع الزبانية
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩