اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging substance

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen

عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Taught man that which he knew not

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

A servant when he prays

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Or enjoins righteousness

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allah sees

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

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

نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinning forelock

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Then let him call his associates

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the angels of Hell

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩

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