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