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