96 : 1

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-

96 : 2

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:

96 : 3

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

96 : 4

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-

96 : 5

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Taught man that which he knew not.

96 : 6

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Day, but man doth transgress all bounds,

96 : 7

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

96 : 8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).

96 : 9

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Seest thou one who forbids-

96 : 10

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

A votary when he (turns) to pray?

96 : 11

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-

96 : 12

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Or enjoins Righteousness?

96 : 13

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?

96 : 14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?

96 : 15

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-

96 : 16

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinful forelock!

96 : 17

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):

96 : 18

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!

96 : 19

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

Day, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!