96. Alak · verses 9–16

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,-

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

A lying, sinful forelock!