ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Chapter 96, 19 verses
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
He created man from a clot.
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught (to write) with the pen
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man what he knew not.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself free from want.
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
An raahu istaghna
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Araayta allathee yanha
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
AAabdan itha salla
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah does see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him summon his council,
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib