Chapter 96, 19 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
He created man from a clot.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man what he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself free from want.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forehead.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him summon his council,
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).