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