Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
He created man from a clot.
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Taught man that which he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man what he knew not.
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
An raahu istaghna
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Because he sees himself free from want.
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Seest thou one who forbids -
Araayta allathee yanha
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
AAabdan itha salla
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A servant when he prays?
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
A lying, sinful forelock!
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forehead.
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then let him summon his council,
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).