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