length: 19 ayahs
revelation: Meccan
96:1
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ
Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created,
96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
created Man of a blood-clot.
96:3
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous,
96:4
ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
who taught by the Pen,
96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمۡ یَعۡلَمۡ
taught Man that he knew not.
96:6
كَلَّاۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَیَطۡغَىٰۤ
No indeed; surely Man waxes insolent,
96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰۤ
for he thinks himself self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰۤ
Surely unto thy Lord is the Returning.
96:9
أَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی یَنۡهَىٰ
What thinkest thou? He who forbids
96:10
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰۤ
a servant when he prays --
96:11
أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ
What thinkest thou? If he were upon guidance
96:12
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۤ
or bade to godfearing --
96:13
أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ
What thinkest thou? If he cries lies, and turns away -
96:14
أَلَمۡ یَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَرَىٰ
Did he not know that God sees?
96:15
كَلَّا لَىِٕن لَّمۡ یَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِیَةِ
No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock,
96:16
نَاصِیَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ
a lying, sinful forelock.
96:17
فَلۡیَدۡعُ نَادِیَهُۥ
So let him call on his concourse!
96:18
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِیَةَ
We shall call on the guards of Hell.
96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡ وَٱقۡتَرِب ۩
No indeed; do thou not obey him, and bow thyself, and draw nigh.