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
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
خلق الإنسان من علق
Created man from a clinging substance.
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
الذي علم بالقلم
Who taught by the pen -
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man that which he knew not.
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Seest thou one who forbids -
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Have you seen the one who forbids
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
عبدا إذا صلى
A servant when he prays?
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoins righteousness?
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
A lying, sinful forelock!
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinning forelock.
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
فليدع ناديه
Then let him call his associates;
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
سندع الزبانية
We will call the angels of Hell.
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].