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