Al-'Alaq

اِقۡرَاۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَ​ۚ‏ ١

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ​ۚ‏ ٢

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

اِقۡرَاۡ وَرَبُّكَ الۡاَكۡرَمُۙ‏ ٣

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

الَّذِىۡ عَلَّمَ بِالۡقَلَمِۙ‏ ٤

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡؕ‏ ٥

Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّاۤ اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَيَطۡغٰٓىۙ‏ ٦

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

اَنۡ رَّاٰهُ اسۡتَغۡنٰىؕ‏ ٧

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجۡعٰىؕ‏ ٨

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

اَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ يَنۡهٰىؕ‏ ٩

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبۡدًا اِذَا صَلّٰىؕ‏ ١٠

Abdan iza sallaa

A servant when he prays?

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَانَ عَلَى الۡهُدٰٓىۙ‏ ١١

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

اَوۡ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقۡوٰىۙ‏ ١٢

Au amara bit taqwaa

Or enjoins righteousness?

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىؕ‏ ١٣

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

اَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰىؕ‏ ١٤

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

كَلَّا لَٮِٕنۡ لَّمۡ يَنۡتَهِ  ۙ لَنَسۡفَعًۢا بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ‏ ١٥

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ​ ۚ‏ ١٦

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهٗ ۙ‏ ١٧

Fal yad'u naadiyah

Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدۡعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ ۙ‏ ١٨

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

We will call the angels of Hell.

كَلَّا ؕ لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَاسۡجُدۡ وَاقۡتَرِبْ۩‏ ١٩

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].