اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
[96-1]
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
[96-2]
He created man from a clot.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
[96-3]
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
[96-4]
Who taught (to write) with the pen
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
[96-5]
Taught man what he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
[96-6]
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
[96-7]
Because he sees himself free from want.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
[96-8]
Surely to your Lord is the return.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
[96-9]
Have you seen him who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
[96-10]
A servant when he prays?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
[96-11]
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
[96-12]
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
[96-13]
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
[96-14]
Does he not know that Allah does see?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
[96-15]
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
[96-16]
A lying, sinful forehead.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
[96-17]
Then let him summon his council,
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
[96-18]
We too would summon the braves of the army.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
[96-19]
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).