Surah Al-'Alaq

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Allathee AAallama bilqalam

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

An raahu istaghna

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Inna ila rabbika arrujAAa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Araayta allathee yanha

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

AAabdan itha salla

A servant when he prays?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Aw amara bittaqwa

Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-a

A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

FalyadAAu nadiyah

Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

SanadAAu azzabaniya

We will call the angels of Hell.1

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Kalla la tutiAAhu wasjudwaqtarib

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