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).
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
He created man from a clot.
Createth man from a clot.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen.
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Who teacheth by the pen,
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
He has taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man what he knew not.
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay! Verily, man does transgress (in disbelief and evil deed).
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he considers himself self-sufficient.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Because he sees himself free from want.
That he thinketh himself independent!
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Surely, unto your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A servant when he prays?
A slave when he prayeth ?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Tell me if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is on the guidance (of Allah)
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoins piety!
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Or enjoineth piety ?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Tell me if he (Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur'an) and turns away?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinful forelock!
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forehead.
The lying, sinful forelock -
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him call upon his council (of helpers).
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then let him summon his council,
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We will call out the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
We will call the guards of hell.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Nay! (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب