بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read (Prophet Muhammad) in the Name of your Lord who created,
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
created the human from a (blood) clot.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Read! Your Lord is the Most Generous,
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
who taught by the pen,
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
taught the human what he did not know.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Indeed, surely the human is very insolent
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
that he sees himself sufficed.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Indeed, to your Lord is the returning.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
What do you think? Have you seen he who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
a worshiper when he prays.
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Have you seen if he was upon guidance
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
or orders piety?
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
What do you think? Have you seen if he belies and turns away,
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
does he not know that Allah sees?
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Indeed, if he does not desist, We will seize him by the forelock,
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
a lying, sinful forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
So, let him call upon his way!
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
We, will call the Zabania (the harsh angels of Hell).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ ۩
No, indeed; do not obey him! Prostrate and come nearer (to Allah).