Surah Al-Alaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿1﴾

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Createth man from a clot.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Who teacheth by the pen,

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿5﴾

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Teacheth man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿6﴾

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿7﴾

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

That he thinketh himself independent!

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿8﴾

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿10﴾

'Abdan iza sallaa

A slave when he prayeth?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

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

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾

Au amara bit taqwaa

Or enjoineth piety?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿13﴾

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

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

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿14﴾

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿15﴾

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

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

نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ ﴿16﴾

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

The lying, sinful forelock -

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿17﴾

Fal yad'u naadiyah

Then let him call upon his henchmen!

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿18﴾

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

We will call the guards of hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿19﴾

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

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