Chapter 96, 19 verses
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Who taught by the pen -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Seest thou one who forbids -
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Does he not know that Allah sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forelock!
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
We will call the angels of Hell.
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!