سُورَةُ العَلَقِ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Who taught by the pen -

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Taught man that which he knew not.

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Have you seen the one who forbids

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

A servant when he prays?

'Abdan iza sallaa

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

Or enjoins righteousness?

Au amara bit taqwaa

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Alam y'alam bi-an nal lahaa yaraa

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

Kalla la illam yantahi la nasfa'am bin nasiyah

A lying, sinning forelock.

Nasiyatin kazi batin khaatiyah

Then let him call his associates;

Fal yad'u naadiyah

We will call the angels of Hell.

Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah

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

Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib