96. Alak · verses 2–15

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كـَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

Day, but man doth transgress all bounds,

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

An raahu istaghna

In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

Araayta allathee yanha

Seest thou one who forbids-

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

AAabdan itha salla

A votary when he (turns) to pray?

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Or enjoins Righteousness?

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,-