Al-Alaq

اِقۡرَاۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِيۡ خَلَقَۚ‏

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍۚ‏

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Created man from a clinging substance

اِقۡرَاۡ وَرَبُّكَ الۡاَكۡرَمُۙ‏

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

الَّذِيۡ عَلَّمَ بِالۡقَلَمِۙ‏

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡؕ‏

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not

كَلَّا٘ اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَيَطۡغٰ٘يۙ‏

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

اَنۡ رَّاٰهُ اسۡتَغۡنٰيؕ‏

An raahu istaghna

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

اِنَّ اِلٰي رَبِّكَ الرُّجۡعٰيؕ‏

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

اَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِيۡ يَنۡهٰيۙ‏

Araayta allathee yanha

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبۡدًا اِذَا صَلّٰيؕ‏

AAabdan itha salla

A servant when he prays

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَانَ عَلَي الۡهُدٰ٘يۙ‏

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

اَوۡ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقۡوٰيؕ‏

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Or enjoins righteousness

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰيؕ‏

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

اَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰيؕ‏

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Does he not know that Allah sees

كَلَّا لَئِنۡ لَّمۡ يَنۡتَهِ ࣢ۙ لَنَسۡفَعًاۭ بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ‏

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۚ‏

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهٗۙ‏

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدۡعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ‏

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

We will call the angels of Hell

كَلَّاؕ لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَاسۡجُدۡ وَاقۡتَرِبۡࣛࣖ‏

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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