بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created,
96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
created man from a clinging clot.
96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,
96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen,
96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
taught man what he did not know¹.
96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Indeed, man transgresses
96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who prevents²
96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
a slave [of Allah] from praying³?
96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
What if this [slave] is rightly guided,
96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
and enjoins righteousness?
96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
How about the one who denies and turns away⁴?
96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah is watching all?
96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock⁵
96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
a lying, sinful forelock⁶.
96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
So let him call his associates;
96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the wardens of Hellfire⁷.
96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].