بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Chapter 96, 19 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
An raahu istaghna
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Araayta allathee yanha
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Seest thou one who forbids -
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
AAabdan itha salla
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins Righteousness?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forelock!
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!