In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Chapter 96, 19 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen.
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught by the pen -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
He has taught man that which he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay! Verily, man does transgress (in disbelief and evil deed).
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he considers himself self-sufficient.
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Surely, unto your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Tell me if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is on the guidance (of Allah)
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoins piety!
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Tell me if he (Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur'an) and turns away?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock -
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
A lying, sinful forelock!
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him call upon his council (of helpers).
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We will call out the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the angels of Hell.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Nay! (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah!
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب