اقرَا بِاسمِ رَبِّکَ الَّذِی خَلَقَ

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ الاِنسَنَ مِن عَلَقٍ

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Created man from a clinging substance

اقرَا وَرَبُّکَ الاَکرَمُ

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

الَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِالقَلَمِ

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ الاِنسَنَ مَا لَم یَعلَم

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not

کَلَّآ اِنَّ الاِنسَنَ لَیَطغَیٓ

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

اَن رَّءَاهُ استَغنَیٓ

An raahu istaghna

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

اِنَّ اِلَی رَبِّکَ الرُّجعَیٓ

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

اَرَءَیتَ الَّذِی یَنهَی

Araayta allathee yanha

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبدًا اِذَا صَلَّیٓ

AAabdan itha salla

A servant when he prays

اَرَءَیتَ اِن کَانَ عَلَی الهُدَیٓ

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

اَو اَمَرَ بِالتَّقوَیٓ

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Or enjoins righteousness

اَرَءَیتَ اِن کَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّیٓ

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

اَلَم یَعلَم بِاَنَّ اللَّهَ یَرَی

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Does he not know that Allah sees

کَلَّا لَئِن لَّم یَنتَهِ لَنَسفَعَا بِالنَّاصِیَۃِ

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

نَاصِیَۃ کَذِبَۃٍ خَاطِئَۃ

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلیَدعُ نَادِیَهُ

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدعُ الزَّبَانِیَۃَ

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

We will call the angels of Hell

کَلَّا لَا تُطِعهُ وَاسجُد وَاقتَرِب

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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