Chapter 96, 19 verses
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Created man from a clinging substance.
He created man from a clot.
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught by the pen -
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Taught man what he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
Because he sees himself free from want.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
Have you seen him who forbids
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Or enjoins righteousness?
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Does he not know that Allah does see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinning forelock.
A lying, sinful forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him call his associates;
Then let him summon his council,
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
We will call the angels of Hell.
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩