Al-'Alaq

1. 96:1

   اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ۝١

   Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

2. 96:2

   خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ۝٢

   Createth man from a clot.

3. 96:3

   اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ۝٣

   Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

4. 96:4

   الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ۝٤

   Who teacheth by the pen,

5. 96:5

   عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ۝٥

   Teacheth man that which he knew not.

6. 96:6

   كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ۝٦

   Nay, but verily man is rebellious

7. 96:7

   أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ۝٧

   That he thinketh himself independent!

8. 96:8

   إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ۝٨

   Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

9. 96:9

   أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ۝٩

   Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

10. 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ۝١٠

    A slave when he prayeth?

11. 96:11

    أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ۝١١

    Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

12. 96:12

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ۝١٢

    Or enjoineth piety?

13. 96:13

    أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ۝١٣

    Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

14. 96:14

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ۝١٤

    Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

15. 96:15

    كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ۝١٥

    Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

16. 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ۝١٦

    The lying, sinful forelock -

17. 96:17

    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ۝١٧

    Then let him call upon his henchmen!

18. 96:18

    سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ۝١٨

    We will call the guards of hell.

19. 96:19

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩۝١٩

    Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.