— 19 verses
(Muhammad), read in the name of your Lord who created (all things)
He created man from a clot of blood
Recite! Your Lord is the most Honorable One
who, by the pen, taught the human being
He taught the human being what he did not know
Despite this, the human being still tends to rebel
because he thinks that he is independent
However, (all things) will return to your Lord
Have you seen the one who prohibit
a servant of Ours from prayer
What will happen if the praying person is rightly guide
or if he commands others to maintain piety!
What will happen if the prohibiting rejects the Truth and turns away from it!
Does he not realize that God sees him
Let him know that if he does not desist, We shall certainly drag him by his forelocks
his lying sinful forelock
Let him call on his associates for hel
and We too will call the stern and angry keepers of hell
(Muhammad), never yield to him! Prostrate yourself and try to come closer to God