Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
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
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created -
Created man from a clinging substance.
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful, -
Who taught by the pen -
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
He Who taught (the use of) the pen, -
Taught man that which he knew not.
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
An raahu istaghna
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
In that he looketh upon himself as self - sufficient.
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
Have you seen the one who forbids
Araayta allathee yanha
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Seest thou one who forbids -
A servant when he prays?
AAabdan itha salla
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance? -
Or enjoins righteousness?
Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Or enjoins Righteousness?
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
Does he not know that Allah sees?
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
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
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock, -
A lying, sinning forelock.
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinful forelock!
Then let him call his associates;
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
We will call the angels of Hell.
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب ۩
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!