Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
He created man from a clot.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Who taught (to write) with the pen
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen -
Taught man what he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Because he sees himself free from want.
An raahu istaghna
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
Surely to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Have you seen him who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A servant when he prays?
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoins righteousness?
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Does he not know that Allah does see?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
A lying, sinful forehead.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
Then let him summon his council,
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then let him call his associates;
We too would summon the braves of the army.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].