Chapter 96, 19 verses
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught by the pen -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the angels of Hell.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب