Did he not know that God can see?
Translation endnotes
[96:1-19] This chapter is traditionally known to be the first revelation of the Quran, chronologically. Those who know Arabic will notice the different spellings of two homophone words, which we transliterate as bismi (in the name). A reflection on these two differently spelled homophones, together with the first word, is another proof that Muhammed was a literate man. See 2:78; 7:157-158. This chapter is the 19th chapter from the end of the Quran and has 19 verses.