ٱلْعَلَق

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

   ١

   Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created

2. خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

   ٢

   Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

   Created man from a clinging substance

3. ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

   ٣

   Iqra warabbuka alakramu

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

4. ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

   ٤

   Allathee AAallama bialqalami

   Who taught by the pen

5. عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

   ٥

   AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

   Taught man that which he knew not

6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

   ٦

   Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

   ٧

   An raahu istaghna

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient

8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

   ٨

   Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return

9. أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

   ٩

   Araayta allathee yanha

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    ١٠

    AAabdan itha salla

    A servant when he prays

11. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

    ١١

    Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

    ١٢

    Aw amara bialttaqwa

    Or enjoins righteousness

13. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    ١٣

    Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away

14. أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    ١٤

    Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

    Does he not know that Allah sees

15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    ١٥

    Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

16. نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

    ١٦

    Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

    A lying, sinning forelock

17. فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    ١٧

    FalyadAAu nadiyahu

    Then let him call his associates

18. سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    ١٨

    SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

    We will call the angels of Hell

19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

    ١٩

    Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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