— 19 verses
Read! In the name of your Lord, who created
created man from a clot [of blood]
Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful On
who taught by the pen
taught man what he did not know
Yet man behaves arrogantly
because he thinks himself self-sufficient
truly, all will return to your Lord
Have you seen one who prevent
a worshipper from praying
Do you think he is rightly guided
or enjoins true piety
Do you see how he has denied the truth and turned away from it
Does he not know that God observes all things
Let him beware! If he does not desist, We will drag him by the foreloc
his lying, sinful forelock
Then let him call his associates
We shall summon the guards of Hell
No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate yourself and come closer to God