Al-Alaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Created man from a clinging substance

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Who taught by the pen

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Taught man that which he knew not

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Have you seen the one who forbids

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

A servant when he prays

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Or enjoins righteousness

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Does he not know that Allah sees

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

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

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

A lying, sinning forelock

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

Then let him call his associates

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

We will call the angels of Hell

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

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

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩