Al-Alaq
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
English Translation:
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
English Translation:
Created man from a clinging substance
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
English Translation:
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
English Translation:
Who taught by the pen
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
English Translation:
Taught man that which he knew not
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
English Translation:
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
English Translation:
Because he sees himself self-sufficient
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
English Translation:
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
English Translation:
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
English Translation:
A servant when he prays
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
English Translation:
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
English Translation:
Or enjoins righteousness
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
English Translation:
Have you seen if he denies and turns away
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
English Translation:
Does he not know that Allah sees
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
English Translation:
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
English Translation:
A lying, sinning forelock
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
English Translation:
Then let him call his associates
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
English Translation:
We will call the angels of Hell
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب
English Translation:
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]