Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
He created man from a clot.
خلق الإنسان من علق
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الذي علم بالقلم
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught by the pen -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Taught man what he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself free from want.
أن رآه استغنى
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you seen him who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinful forehead.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him summon his council,
فليدع ناديه
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سندع الزبانية
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the angels of Hell.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب