1.
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
2.
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
3.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
4.
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
5.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Taught man that which he knew not.
6.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
7.
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
8.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
9.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Seest thou one who forbids-
10.
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
'Abdan iza sallaa
A votary when he (turns) to pray?
11.
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa
Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-
12.
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Au amara bit taqwaa
Or enjoins Righteousness?
13.
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla
Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
14.
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
15.
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah
Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-
16.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiah
A lying, sinful forelock!
17.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Fal yad'u naadiyah
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
18.
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
19.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩
Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib (make sajda)
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
