Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
He created man from a clot.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خلق الإنسان من علق
Createth man from a clot.
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الذي علم بالقلم
Who teacheth by the pen,
Taught man what he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Teacheth man that which he knew not.
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
Because he sees himself free from want.
An raahu istaghna
أن رآه استغنى
That he thinketh himself independent!
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
Have you seen him who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
عبدا إذا صلى
A slave when he prayeth ?
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoineth piety ?
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward ?
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth ?
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
A lying, sinful forehead.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
The lying, sinful forelock -
Then let him summon his council,
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فليدع ناديه
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
We too would summon the braves of the army.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سندع الزبانية
We will call the guards of hell.
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).