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