96. Alak · verses 13–16

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?

كـَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

A lying, sinful forelock!