Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
He created man from a clot.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خلق الإنسان من علق
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
He Who taught (the use of) 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
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Because he sees himself free from want.
An raahu istaghna
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Have you seen him who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
Seest thou one who forbids -
أرأيت الذي ينهى
A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عبدا إذا صلى
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) 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
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
A lying, sinful forehead.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinful forelock!
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Then let him summon his council,
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فليدع ناديه
We too would summon the braves of the army.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سندع الزبانية
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩