بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ١
Recite in the name of your Lord who created - 1
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ٢
Created man from a clinging substance. 2
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ٣
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous - 3
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ٤
Who taught by the pen - 4
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ٥
Taught man that which he knew not. 5
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ٦
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses 6
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ٧
Because he sees himself self-sufficient. 7
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ٨
Indeed, to your Lord is the return. 8
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ٩
Have you seen the one who forbids 9
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ١٠
A servant when he prays? 10
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ١١
Have you seen if he is upon guidance 11
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ١٢
Or enjoins righteousness? 12
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣
Have you seen if he denies and turns away - 13
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ١٤
Does he not know that Allah sees? 14
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock - 15
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ١٦
A lying, sinning forelock. 16
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ١٧
Then let him call his associates; 17
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨
We will call the angels of Hell. 18
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩١٩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah ]. 19