1اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
96|1|Read: In the Name of your Lord who created.
2خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96|2|Created man from a clot.
3اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
96|3|Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous.
4الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
96|4|He who taught by the pen.
5عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
96|5|Taught man what he never knew.
6كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
96|6|In fact, man oversteps all bounds.
7أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
96|7|When he considers himself exempt.
8إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
96|8|But to your Lord is the return.
9أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
96|9|Have you seen him who prevents?
10عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
96|10|A servant when he prays?
11أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
96|11|Do you think he is upon guidance?
12أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
96|12|Or advocates righteousness?
13أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
96|13|Do you see how he disbelieved and turned away?
14أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
96|14|Does he not know that God sees?
15كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
96|15|No. If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock.
16نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
96|16|A deceitful, sinful forelock.
17فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
96|17|Let him call on his gang.
18سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
96|18|We will call the Guards.
19كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
96|19|No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near.