96. Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ1

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ2

Created man from a clinging substance.

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ3

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ4

Who taught by the pen -

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ5

Taught man that which he knew not.

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ6

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ7

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ8

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ9

Have you seen the one who forbids

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ10

A servant when he prays?

'Abdan iza sallaa

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ11

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ12

Or enjoins righteousness?

Au amara bit taqwaa

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ13

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ14

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ15

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

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ16

A lying, sinning forelock.

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ17

Then let him call his associates;

Fal yad'u naadiyah

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ18

We will call the angels of Hell.

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩19

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

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib