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
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خلق الإنسان من علق
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
He created man from a clot.
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الذي علم بالقلم
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man what he knew not.
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself free from want.
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Seest thou one who forbids -
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen him who forbids
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عبدا إذا صلى
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
A lying, sinful forelock!
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinful forehead.
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فليدع ناديه
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him summon his council,
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سندع الزبانية
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We too would summon the braves of the army.
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).