Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
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 -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
He created man from a clot.
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Taught man what he knew not.
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself free from want.
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you seen him who forbids
Seest thou one who forbids -
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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, -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinful forehead.
A lying, sinful forelock!
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him summon his council,
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
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)!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب