بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Separate opening header from Al-Fatihah 1:1; not an extra numbered ayah.
Ayah 96:1
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created,
Ayah 96:2
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
created man from a clinging clot.
Ayah 96:3
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous,
Ayah 96:4
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen,
Ayah 96:5
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
taught man what he did not know[1].
Ayah 96:6
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
Indeed, man transgresses
Ayah 96:7
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
when he deems himself to be self-sufficient.
Ayah 96:8
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Ayah 96:9
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who prevents[2]
Ayah 96:10
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
a slave [of Allah] from praying[3]?
Ayah 96:11
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
What if this [slave] is rightly guided,
Ayah 96:12
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
and enjoins righteousness?
Ayah 96:13
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
How about the one who denies and turns away[4]?
Ayah 96:14
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah is watching all?
Ayah 96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[5]
Ayah 96:16
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
a lying, sinful forelock[6].
Ayah 96:17
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
So let him call his associates;
Ayah 96:18
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the wardens of Hellfire[7].
Ayah 96:19
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
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