Chapter 96, 19 verses
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Created man from a clinging substance.
خلق الإنسان من علق
He created man from a clot.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Who taught by the pen -
الذي علم بالقلم
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man what he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
Because he sees himself free from want.
An raahu istaghna
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Have you seen the one who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Have you seen him who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Or enjoins righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Does he not know that Allah sees?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
A lying, sinning forelock.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinful forehead.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
Then let him call his associates;
فليدع ناديه
Then let him summon his council,
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
We will call the angels of Hell.
سندع الزبانية
We too would summon the braves of the army.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib