— 19 verses
(O Beloved!) Read (commencing) with the Name of Allah, Who has created (everything)
He created man from a hanging mass (clinging) like a leech (to the mother’s womb)
Read, and your Lord is Most Generous
Who taught man (reading and writing) by the pen
Who (besides that) taught man (all that) which he did not know. Or Who imparted to (the most eminent of) mankind (the chosen Prophet Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] without using any pen) the whole knowledge that he was not aware of before
(But) the fact is that (the disobedient) man rebels
For the reason that (apparently) he finds himself self-sufficient (in the world)
Surely, (every man) has to return to your Lord
Have you seen him who prevents
The servant (of Allah) when he prays? Or The (beloved and the exalted) servant of Allah (Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) when he offers Prayers
Well, imagine! If he had been rightly guided
Or if he had commanded (the people) to be pious (how beneficial it would have been)
But see now when he has rejected (the true Din [Religion]) and has turned away (from you, what torment is he going to face?
Does he not know that Allah monitors (minutely all his conduct)
Beware! If he does not desist (from the denigration of the Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him] and antagonism against the true Din [Religion]), We shall certainly grab his forehead and drag him by the forelock
His lying (and) sinful forehead
Then let him call his companions (for help)
We too shall soon call (Our) guards (the angels appointed to inflict the punishment of Hell)
No indeed! Do not pay any heed to his doings and, (O Esteemed Beloved,) persist in prostration and keep drawing near (to Us more and more)