ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Iqra bismi rabbikal-ladhee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqal-insaana min alaq

Created man from a clinging substance

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Iqra wa rabbukal-akram

Recite and your Lord is the most Generous

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Alladhee allama bil-qalam

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Allamal-insaana maa lam yalam

Taught man what he did not know

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Kallaa innal-insaana layatghaa

No! But man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

An ra'aahustagnaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Inna ilaa rabbikar-ruj'aa

Indeed to your Lord is the return

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Ara'aytal-ladhee yanhaa

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Abdan idhaa sallaa

A servant when he prays?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Ara'ayta in kaana alal-hudaa

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Aw amara bit-taqwaa

Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Ara'ayta in kadhdhaba wa tawallaa

Have you seen if he denies and turns away?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Alam yalam bi-annallaaha yaraa

Does he not know that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Kallaa la-in lam yantahi lanasfa'an bin-naasiyah

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

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ

Naasiyatin kaadhbatin khaati'ah

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Falyadhu naadiyah

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Sanad'uz-zabaaniyah

We will call the angels of Hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Kallaa laa tutih wasjud waqtarib

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