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