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