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Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
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In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
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Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
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Taught man that which he knew not.
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He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
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Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
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Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
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Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
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Is not Allah the wisest of judges?
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Then what can, after this, contradict thee, as to the judgment (to come)?
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Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shall have a reward unfailing.
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Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,-
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We have indeed created man in the best of moulds,
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And this City of security,-
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And the Mount of Sinai,
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By the Fig and the Olive,
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And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
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Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
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Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
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So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: