आयत :
1
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created,
आयत :
2
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
created man from a clinging clot.
आयत :
3
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,
आयत :
4
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen,
आयत :
5
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
taught man what he did not know[1].
आयत :
6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
Indeed, man transgresses
आयत :
7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.
आयत :
8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
आयत :
9
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who prevents[2]
आयत :
10
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
a slave [of Allah] from praying[3]?
आयत :
11
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
What if this [slave] is rightly guided,
आयत :
12
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
and enjoins righteousness?
आयत :
13
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
How about the one who denies and turns away[4]?
आयत :
14
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah is watching all?
आयत :
15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[5] –
आयत :
16
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
a lying, sinful forelock[6].
आयत :
17
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
So let him call his associates;
आयत :
18
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the wardens of Hellfire[7].
आयत :
19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
