ٱقْرَأْ Read بِٱسْمِ in (the) name رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَ created

خَلَقَ He created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man مِنْ from عَلَقٍ a clinging substance

ٱقْرَأْ Read وَرَبُّكَ and your Lord ٱلْأَكْرَمُ (is) the Most Generous

ٱلَّذِى The One Who عَلَّمَ taught بِٱلْقَلَمِ by the pen

عَلَّمَ Taught ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man مَا what لَمْ not يَعْلَمْ he knew

كَلَّآ Nay إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man لَيَطْغَىٰٓ surely transgresses

أَن That رَّءَاهُ he sees himself ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ self-sufficient

إِنَّ Indeed إِلَىٰ to رَبِّكَ your Lord ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ (is) the return

أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen ٱلَّذِى the one who يَنْهَىٰ forbids

عَبْدًا A slave إِذَا when صَلَّىٰٓ he prays

أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen إِن if كَانَ he is عَلَى upon ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ [the] guidance

أَوْ Or أَمَرَ he enjoins بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ [of the] righteousness

أَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen إِن if كَذَّبَ he denies وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ and turns away

أَلَمْ Does not يَعْلَم he know بِأَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يَرَىٰ sees

كَلَّا Nay لَئِن If لَّمْ not يَنتَهِ he desists لَنَسْفَعًۢا surely We will drag him بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ by the forelock

نَاصِيَةٍ A forelock كَـٰذِبَةٍ lying خَاطِئَةٍ sinful

فَلْيَدْعُ Then let him call نَادِيَهُۥ his associates

سَنَدْعُ We will call ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ the Angels of Hell

كَلَّا Nay لَا (Do) not تُطِعْهُ obey him وَٱسْجُدْ But prostrate وَٱقْتَرِب and draw near (to Allah) ۩