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