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