Al-'Alaq

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging substance

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

Taught man that which he knew not

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

An raahu istaghna

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

Araayta allathee yanha

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

A servant when he prays

AAabdan itha salla

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

Or enjoins righteousness

Aw amara bialttaqwa

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

A lying, sinning forelock

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Then let him call his associates

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the angels of Hell

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib