اِقۡرَاۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِيۡ خَلَقَۚ‏

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍۚ‏

Created man from a clinging substance

اِقۡرَاۡ وَرَبُّكَ الۡاَكۡرَمُۙ‏

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

الَّذِيۡ عَلَّمَ بِالۡقَلَمِۙ‏

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ الۡاِنۡسَانَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡؕ‏

Taught man that which he knew not

كَلَّا٘ اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَيَطۡغٰ٘يۙ‏

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

اَنۡ رَّاٰهُ اسۡتَغۡنٰيؕ‏

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

اِنَّ اِلٰي رَبِّكَ الرُّجۡعٰيؕ‏

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

اَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِيۡ يَنۡهٰيۙ‏

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبۡدًا اِذَا صَلّٰيؕ‏

A servant when he prays

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَانَ عَلَي الۡهُدٰ٘يۙ‏

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

اَوۡ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقۡوٰيؕ‏

Or enjoins righteousness

اَرَءَيۡتَ اِنۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰيؕ‏

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

اَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰيؕ‏

Does he not know that Allah sees

كَلَّا لَئِنۡ لَّمۡ يَنۡتَهِ ࣢ۙ لَنَسۡفَعًاۭ بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ‏

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

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۚ‏

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهٗۙ‏

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدۡعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ‏

We will call the angels of Hell

كَلَّاؕ لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَاسۡجُدۡ وَاقۡتَرِبۡࣛࣖ‏

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