Chapter 96, 19 verses
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Seest thou one who forbids -
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forelock!
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩