بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
96:1
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
96:1
Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created, - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
96:2
created Man of a blood-clot. - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
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Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous, - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
who taught by the Pen, - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
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taught Man that he knew not. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
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No indeed; surely Man waxes insolent, - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
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for he thinks himself self-sufficient. - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
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Surely unto thy Lord is the Returning. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
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What thinkest thou? He who forbids - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:10
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
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a servant when he prays -- - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:11
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
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What thinkest thou? If he were upon guidance - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
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or bade to godfearing -- - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:13
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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What thinkest thou? If he cries lies, and turns away - - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:14
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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Did he not know that God sees? - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
96:15
No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock, - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
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a lying, sinful forelock. - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
96:17
So let him call on his concourse! - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
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We shall call on the guards of Hell. - A. J. Arberry (English)
96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
96:19
No indeed; do thou not obey him, and bow thyself, and draw nigh. - A. J. Arberry (English)