96. Al-Alaq

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord Who created

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

created man from a clot of congealed blood

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

taught man what he did not know

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

Nay, surely man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

for he believes himself to be self-sufficient

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Surely to your Lord is your return

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

Did you see him who forbids

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

a servant (of Allah) when he prays

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Did you consider: what if he is on the Right Way

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

and enjoins piety

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Did you consider: what if he gives the lie (to the Truth) and turns away (from it)

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees everything

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock

نَاصِيَةࣲ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ‏

by the lying forelock steeped in sin

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

So let him summon his helpmates

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We too shall summon the guards of Hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

No, not at all. Never obey him. But prostrate yourself and become nigh (to your Lord)