Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Createth man from a clot

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Who teacheth by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Teacheth man that which he knew not

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

That he thinketh himself independent

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

A slave when he prayeth

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Or enjoineth piety

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

The lying, sinful forelock

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Then let him call upon his henchmen

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the guards of hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah)