The Clot
96:1
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ١
Read! In the name of your Lord who created,
96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ٢
created Man out of a congealed blood clot:
96:3
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ٣
Read! And your Lord is Most-Generous,
96:4
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ٤
the One who taught by the Pen,
96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ٥
taught Man that which he knew not.
96:6
كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ٦
Nay, but Man does transgress [all bounds],
96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ٧
when he finds himself self-sufficient.
96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ٨
Verily, to your Lord is the [final] return [of all].
96:9
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ٩
See you one who forbids
96:10
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠
a servant [of Allāh] when he [turns] to pray?
96:11
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ١١
See you if he [the Prophet] is on [the Path of] Guidance?
96:12
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ١٢
Or enjoins Fear [of Allāh]?
96:13
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣
See you if hedisbelieves [the Truth] and turns away?
96:14
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
Knows he not that Allāh does see?
96:15
كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
Let him beware! If he desists not, We will drag him by the forelock,
96:16
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ ١٦
a lying, sinful forelock [and consign him to Hell]!
96:17
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧
Then, let him call [for help] his council [of comrades]:
96:18
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨
We will call on the angels of punishment [to deal with him]!
96:19
كـَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ١٩
Nay, heed him not: But prostrate in adoration, and bring yourself closer [to Allāh]!