ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

Read in (the) name (of) your Lord the One Who created -

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

He created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

Read, and your Lord (is) the Most Generous,

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

The One Who taught by the pen,

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾

Taught man what not he knew.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

Nay! Indeed, man surely transgresses,

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾

That he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾

Indeed, to your Lord (is) the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

A slave when he prays?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Have you seen if he is upon [the] guidance,

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾

Or he enjoins [of the] righteousness?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away?

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Does not he know that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

Nay! If not he desists, surely We will drag him by the forelock,

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾

A forelock lying, sinful.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Then let him call his associates,

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

We will call the Angels of Hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

Nay! (Do) not obey him. But prostrate and draw near (to Allah).