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