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
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خلق الإنسان من علق
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الذي علم بالقلم
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
An raahu istaghna
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Seest thou one who forbids -
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Araayta allathee yanha
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عبدا إذا صلى
AAabdan itha salla
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
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
A lying, sinful forelock!
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فليدع ناديه
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سندع الزبانية
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
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