Al-'Alaq
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read: In the Name of your Lord Who created,
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
Created man from clots.
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Read: And your Lord is The Most Honorable,
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen.
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
He taught man what he did not know.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
Not at all! Surely man does indeed (grow) inordinate.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
That he sees himself becoming self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Surely to your Lord is the Returning.
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Have you seen him who forbids.
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A bondman when he prays?
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen in case he is upon guidance