بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
۞
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
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96:1
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- (1)
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
٢
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96:2
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: (2)
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
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96:3
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- (3)
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
٤
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96:4
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- (4)
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
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96:5
Taught man that which he knew not. (5)
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
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96:6
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, (6)
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
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96:7
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. (7)
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
٨
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96:8
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). (8)
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
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96:9
Seest thou one who forbids- (9)
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
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96:10
A votary when he (turns) to pray? (10)
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
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96:11
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- (11)
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
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96:12
Or enjoins Righteousness? (12)
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
١٣
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96:13
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away? (13)
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
١٤
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96:14
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see? (14)
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
١٥
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96:15
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,- (15)
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
١٦
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96:16
A lying, sinful forelock! (16)
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
١٧
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96:17
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades): (17)
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
١٨
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96:18
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)! (18)
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩
١٩
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96:19
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)! (19)