اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Who taught by the pen -

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

'Abdan iza sallaa

A servant when he prays?

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Au amara bit taqwaa

Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

Does he not know that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

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

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Fal yad'u naadiyah

Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

We will call the angels of Hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

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