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                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    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 your Lord who created -  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:2
                    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:2
                    Created man from a clinging substance.  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:3
                    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:3
                    Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:4
                    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:4
                    Who taught by the pen -  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:5
                    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:5
                    Taught man that which he knew not.  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:6
                    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:6
                    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:7
                    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:7
                    Because he sees himself self-sufficient.  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:8
                    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:8
                    Indeed, to your Lord is the return.  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:9
                    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:9
                    Have you seen the one who forbids  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:10
                    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:10
                    A servant when he prays?  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:11
                    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:11
                    Have you seen if he is upon guidance  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:12
                    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:12
                    Or enjoins righteousness?  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:13
                    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:13
                    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:14
                    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:14
                    Does he not know that Allah sees?  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:15
                    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:15
                    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:16
                    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:16
                    A lying, sinning forelock.  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:17
                    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:17
                    Then let him call his associates;  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:18
                    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:18
                    We will call the angels of Hell.  - Saheeh International (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:19
                    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
                
                
                
                
                
                    96:19
                    No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].  - Saheeh International (English)