العلق

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ﴿1﴾

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

Translation: Sahih International

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ﴿2﴾

Created man from a clinging substance.

Translation: Sahih International

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ﴿3﴾

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Translation: Sahih International

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ﴿4﴾

Who taught by the pen

Translation: Sahih International

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ﴿5﴾

Taught man that which he knew not.

Translation: Sahih International

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ﴿6﴾

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Translation: Sahih International

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ﴿7﴾

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

Translation: Sahih International

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ﴿8﴾

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

Translation: Sahih International

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ﴿9﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids

Translation: Sahih International

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ﴿10﴾

A servant when he prays?

Translation: Sahih International

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ﴿11﴾

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Translation: Sahih International

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ﴿12﴾

Or enjoins righteousness?

Translation: Sahih International

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ﴿13﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

Translation: Sahih International

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ﴿14﴾

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

Translation: Sahih International

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ﴿15﴾

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1

Translation: Sahih International

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ﴿16﴾

A lying, sinning forelock.

Translation: Sahih International

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ﴿17﴾

Then let him call his associates;

Translation: Sahih International

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ﴿18﴾

We will call the angels of Hell.1

Translation: Sahih International

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩﴿19﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International