Read Surah Al-'Alaq — Full Text with Transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ96:1

   Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

   Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

2. خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ96:2

   Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

   Created man from a clinging substance.

3. ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ96:3

   Iqra wa rab bukal akram

   Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

4. ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ96:4

   Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

   Who taught by the pen -

5. عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ96:5

   'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

   Taught man that which he knew not.

6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ96:6

   Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

   No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ96:7

   Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

   Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ96:8

   Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

   Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

9. أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ96:9

   Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

   Have you seen the one who forbids

10. عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ96:10

    'Abdan iza sallaa

    A servant when he prays?

11. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ96:11

    Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

    Have you seen if he is upon guidance

12. أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ96:12

    Au amara bit taqwaa

    Or enjoins righteousness?

13. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ96:13

    Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

    Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

14. أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ96:14

    Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

    Does he not know that Allah sees?

15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ96:15

    Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

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

16. نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ96:16

    Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

    A lying, sinning forelock.

17. فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ96:17

    Fal yad'u naadiyah

    Then let him call his associates;

18. سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ96:18

    Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

    We will call the angels of Hell.

19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩96:19

    Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib

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