اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ١
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
96:2
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
96:3
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ ٣
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
96:4
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ ٤
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
96:5
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥
Taught man that which he knew not.
96:6
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ ٦
Day, but man doth transgress all bounds,
96:7
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ ٧
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ ٨
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
96:9
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ ٩
Seest thou one who forbids-
96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ ١٠
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
96:11
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ ١١
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-
96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ ١٢
Or enjoins Righteousness?
96:13
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٣
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
96:15
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-
96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦
A lying, sinful forelock!