Chapter 96, 19 verses
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Read in the name of your Lord 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:
He created man from a clot.
خلق الإنسان من علق
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الذي علم بالقلم
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Taught man that which he knew not.
Taught man what he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
Because he sees himself free from want.
أن رآه استغنى
An raahu istaghna
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Seest thou one who forbids -
Have you seen him who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Araayta allathee yanha
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
AAabdan itha salla
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Does he not know that Allah does 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, -
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
A lying, sinful forelock!
A lying, sinful forehead.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
Then let him summon his council,
فليدع ناديه
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سندع الزبانية
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib