Surah Al-'Alaq

اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَۚ ۝١

Iqro' bismi robbikal-lażī kholaq

1. Read: In the name of your Lord who created.

خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍۚ ۝٢

Kholaqol-insāna min ‘alaq

2. Created man from a clot.

اِقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْاَكْرَمُۙ ۝٣

Iqro' wa robbukal-akrom

3. Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous.

الَّذِيْ عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِۙ ۝٤

Allażī ‘allama bil-qolam

4. He who taught by the pen.

عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْۗ ۝٥

‘Allamal-insāna mā lam ya‘lam

5. Taught man what he never knew.

كَلَّآ اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰىٓ ۙ ۝٦

Kallā innal-insāna layaṭghō

6. In fact, man oversteps all bounds.

اَنْ رَّاٰهُ اسْتَغْنٰىۗ ۝٧

Ar ro'āhustaghnā

7. When he considers himself exempt.

اِنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعٰىۗ ۝٨

Inna ilā robbikar-ruj‘ā

8. But to your Lord is the return.

اَرَاَيْتَ الَّذِيْ يَنْهٰىۙ ۝٩

Aro'aital-lażī yanhā

9. Have you seen him who prevents?

عَبْدًا اِذَا صَلّٰىۗ ۝١٠

‘Abdan iżā ṣollā

10. A servant when he prays?

اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدٰىٓۙ ۝١١

Aro'aita in kāna ‘alal-hudā

11. Do you think he is upon guidance?

اَوْ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوٰىۗ ۝١٢

Au amaro bit-taqwā

12. Or advocates righteousness?

اَرَاَيْتَ اِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىۗ ۝١٣

Aro'aita in każżaba wa tawallā

13. Do you see how he disbelieved and turned away?

اَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَرٰىۗ ۝١٤

Alam ya‘lam bi'annallāha yarō

14. Does he not know that Allah sees?

كَلَّا لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ يَنْتَهِ ەۙ لَنَسْفَعًاۢ بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ ۝١٥

Kallā la'il lam yantah, lanasfa‘am bin-nāṣiyah

15. No. If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock.

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۚ ۝١٦

Nāṣiyatin kāżibatin khōṭi'ah

16. A deceitful, sinful forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهٗۙ ۝١٧

Falyad‘u nādiyah

17. Let him call on his gang.

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ ۝١٨

Sanad‘uz-zabāniyah

18. We will call the Guards.

كَلَّاۗ لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩ ࣖ ۝١٩

Kallā, lā tuṭi‘hu wasjud waqtarib

19. No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near.