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.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance.
He created man from a clot.
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught by the pen -
Who taught (to write) with the pen
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
Taught man what he knew not.
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
Because he sees himself free from want.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
Have you seen him who forbids
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
A servant when he prays?
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness?
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
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?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Does he not know that Allah does see?
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,
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinning forelock.
A lying, sinful forehead.
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call his associates;
Then let him summon his council,
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the angels of Hell.
We too would summon the braves of the army.
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).