Chapter 96, 19 verses
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خلق الإنسان من علق
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الذي علم بالقلم
Taught man that which he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
An raahu istaghna
أن رآه استغنى
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Seest thou one who forbids -
Araayta allathee yanha
أرأيت الذي ينهى
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
AAabdan itha salla
عبدا إذا صلى
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أو أمر بالتقوى
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
A lying, sinful forelock!
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فليدع ناديه
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سندع الزبانية
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩