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