بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
96:1
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists),
96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96:2
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).
96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
96:3
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)].
96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
96:5
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Has taught man that which he knew not.
96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
96:6
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.).
96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
96:7
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Because he considers himself self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
96:8
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Surely! Unto your Lord is the return.
96:9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
96:9
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents,
96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
96:10
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
A slave (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) when he prays?
96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
96:11
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Tell me, if he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is on the guidance (of Allah)?
96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
96:13
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Quran), and turns away?
96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
96:14
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)?
96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
96:15
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock,
96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
96:17
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers),
96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
96:18
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (English) :
We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!
96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
96:19