Surah Al-'Alaq

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

1Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

2Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

3Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

4Who taught by the pen -

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

5Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

6No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

7Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

8Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

9Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

'Abdan iza sallaa

10A servant when he prays?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

11Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾

Au amara bit taqwaa

12Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

13Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

14Does he not know that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

15No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

16A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Fal yad'u naadiyah

17Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

18We will call the angels of Hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

19No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].