ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Who taught by the pen -

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

'Abdan iza sallaa

A servant when he prays?