اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ (1)

Read! In the Name of your Lord Who created.

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ (2)

He has created man from a clot.

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ (3)

Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ (4)

Who has taught by the pen.

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ (5)

He has taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ (6)

Nay! Verily, man does transgress.

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ (7)

Because he considers himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ (8)

Surely, unto your Lord is the return.

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ (9)

Have you seen him who prevents

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ (10)

A servant when he prays

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ (11)

Have you seen if he is on the guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ (12)

Or enjoins Taqwa

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ (13)

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ (14)

Knows he not that Allah sees

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ (15)

Nay! If he ceases not, We will scorch his forehead --

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ (16)

A lying, sinful forehead!

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ (17)

Then let him call upon his council.

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ (18)

We will call out the guards of Hell!

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩ (19)

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