Chapter 96, 19 verses
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Who taught by the pen -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Seest thou one who forbids -
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Does he not know that Allah sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinful forelock!
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
We will call the angels of Hell.
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩