Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
An raahu istaghna
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Araayta allathee yanha
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
AAabdan itha salla
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoins righteousness?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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 -
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then let him call his associates;
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب