Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Chapter 96, 19 verses
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Created man from a clinging substance.
خلق الإنسان من علق
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
He created man from a clot.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught by the pen -
الذي علم بالقلم
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who taught (to write) with the pen
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man what he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself free from want.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you seen the one who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen him who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
AAabdan itha salla
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah does see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinning forelock.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinful forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him call his associates;
فليدع ناديه
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him summon his council,
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We will call the angels of Hell.
سندع الزبانية
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب