Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Created man from a clinging substance.
He created man from a clot.
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught by the pen -
Who taught (to write) with the pen
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Taught man what he knew not.
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
Because he sees himself free from want.
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you seen the one who forbids
Have you seen him who forbids
Seest thou one who forbids -
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
A servant when he prays?
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ 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,
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinning forelock.
A lying, sinful forehead.
A lying, sinful forelock!
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him call his associates;
Then let him summon his council,
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We will call the angels of Hell.
We too would summon the braves of the army.
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب