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