Read and Listen
سورۃ
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ (1)
Read with the name of your Lord Who created, -
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ (2)
Created man from a clot. -
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ (3)
Read, and your Lord only is the Most Beneficent, -
الَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ (4)
The One Who taught to write with the pen. -
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ (5)
The One Who taught man all what he did not know. -
كَلَّآ إِنَّ الْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ (6)
Yes indeed, man is surely rebellious. -
أَن رَّاٰهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰٓ (7)
As he considers himself independent! -
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰٓ (8)
Indeed towards your Lord only is the return. -
أَرَءَيْتَ الَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ (9)
What is your opinion – regarding him who forbids - -
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ (10)
A bondman when he offers the prayer? -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰٓ (11)
What is your opinion – if he were upon guidance, -
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰٓ (12)
He would enjoin piety, so how good it would be! -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ (13)
What is your opinion – if he denies and turns away, how wretched will be his state! -
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ (14)
Did he not realise that Allah is watching? -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ (15)
Yes certainly, if he does not desist, We will seize him by the forelock. -
نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ (16)
A forelock that lies, is sinful. -
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ (17)
So let him now call his gang! -
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ (18)
We will now call the guards! -
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩ (19)
Yes indeed; do not listen to him - and prostrate, and become close to Us. (Command of Prostration # 14)