Chapter 96, 19 verses
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خلق الإنسان من علق
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الذي علم بالقلم
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man that which he knew not.
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
An raahu istaghna
أن رآه استغنى
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Araayta allathee yanha
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Seest thou one who forbids -
AAabdan itha salla
عبدا إذا صلى
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinful forelock!
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فليدع ناديه
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سندع الزبانية
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!