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
He created man from a clot.
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Taught man what he knew not.
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Because he sees himself free from want.
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids
Seest thou one who forbids -
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
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
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
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
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ 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
A lying, sinful forehead.
A lying, sinful forelock!
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him summon his council,
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
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 ۩