Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
He created man from a clot.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Taught man what he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Because he sees himself free from want.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinful forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him summon his council,
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩