Al-Alaq

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Transliteration: Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Transliteration: Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Created man from a clinging substance

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Transliteration: Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Transliteration: Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Transliteration: AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Transliteration: An raahu istaghna

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Transliteration: Araayta allathee yanha

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration: AAabdan itha salla

A servant when he prays

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Aw amara bialttaqwa

Or enjoins righteousness

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration: Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Transliteration: Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Does he not know that Allah sees

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Transliteration: Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Transliteration: Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Transliteration: FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Transliteration: SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

We will call the angels of Hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Transliteration: Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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