Al-'Alaq

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Createth man from a clot

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous

ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Who teacheth by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمۡ یَعۡلَمۡ

Teacheth man that which he knew not

كَلَّاۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَیَطۡغَىٰۤ

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰۤ

That he thinketh himself independent

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰۤ

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return

أَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی یَنۡهَىٰ

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰۤ

A slave when he prayeth

أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ

Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۤ

Or enjoineth piety

أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ

Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward

أَلَمۡ یَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَرَىٰ

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ یَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِیَةِ

Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock

نَاصِیَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ

The lying, sinful forelock

فَلۡیَدۡعُ نَادِیَهُۥ

Then let him call upon his henchmen

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِیَةَ

We will call the guards of hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَ̅ٱ̅سۡ̅جُ̅دۡ̅ وَٱقۡتَرِب ۩

Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah)