96:1 ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ — Recite in the name of your Lord who created 96:2 خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ — Created man from a clinging substance. 96:3 ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ — Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous - 96:4 ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ 96:5 عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ — Taught man that which he knew not. 96:6 كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ — No! [But] indeed, man transgresses — Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
96:8 إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ — Indeed, to your Lord is the return. 96:9 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ — Have you seen the one who forbids 96:11 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ — Have you seen if he is upon guidance 96:12 أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ 96:13 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ — Have you seen if he denies and turns away - 96:14 أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ — Does he not know that Allāh sees? 96:15 كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ — No!
If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock 1 96:16 نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ — Then let him call his associates; — We will call the angels of Hell. 1 96:19 كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ — No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].