بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
96:1
Read with the name of your Lord Who created, - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96:2
Created man from a clot. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
96:3
Read, and your Lord only is the Most Beneficent, - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
The One Who taught to write with the pen. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
96:5
The One Who taught man all what he did not know. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
96:6
Yes indeed, man is surely rebellious. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
96:7
As he considers himself independent! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
96:8
Indeed towards your Lord only is the return. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
96:9
What is your opinion – regarding him who forbids – - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
96:10
A bondman when he offers the prayer? - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
96:11
What is your opinion – if he were upon guidance, - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
96:12
He would enjoin piety, so how good it would be! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
96:13
What is your opinion – if he denies and turns away, how wretched will be his state! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
96:14
Did he not realise that Allah is watching? - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
96:15
Yes certainly, if he does not desist, We will seize him by the forelock. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
96:16
A forelock that lies, is sinful. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
96:17
So let him now call his gang! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
96:18
We will now call the guards! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
96:19
Yes indeed; do not listen to him – and prostrate, and become close to Us. (Command of Prostration # 14) - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)