Al-'Alaq — The Clot

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

Created man from a clinging substance

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ

Kalla inna alinsana layatgha

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ

An raahu istaghna

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ

Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ

Araayta allathee yanha

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

AAabdan itha salla

A servant when he prays

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ

Aw amara bialttaqwa

Or enjoins righteousness

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara

Does he not know that Allah sees

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati

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

نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ

Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

SanadAAu alzzabaniyata

We will call the angels of Hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩

Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib

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