Chapter 96, 19 verses
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خلق الإنسان من علق
He created man from a clot.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الذي علم بالقلم
Who taught (to write) with the pen
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man what he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
Because he sees himself free from want.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Seest thou one who forbids -
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Have you seen him who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عبدا إذا صلى
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Does he not know that Allah does see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinful forelock!
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinful forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فليدع ناديه
Then let him summon his council,
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سندع الزبانية
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب