بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ اقرَأ بِاسمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذي خَلَقَ

Read, in the name of your Lord who created.

خَلَقَ الإِنسانَ مِن عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging clot.

اقرَأ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكرَمُ

Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous.

الَّذي عَلَّمَ بِالقَلَمِ

He who taught by the pen.

عَلَّمَ الإِنسانَ ما لَم يَعلَم

Taught man what he knew not.

كَلّا إِنَّ الإِنسانَ لَيَطغىٰ

Indeed, man transgresses.

أَن رَآهُ استَغنىٰ

When he sees himself as self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجعىٰ

Yet, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَأَيتَ الَّذي يَنهىٰ

Did you see the one who forbids?

عَبدًا إِذا صَلّىٰ

A servant when he prays?

أَرَأَيتَ إِن كانَ عَلَى الهُدىٰ

Did you see if he is upon guidance?

أَو أَمَرَ بِالتَّقوىٰ

Or advocates righteousness?

أَرَأَيتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ

Didn’t you see how he denies and turns away?

أَلَم يَعلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرىٰ

Doesn’t he know that God sees?

كَلّا لَئِن لَم يَنتَهِ لَنَسفَعًا بِالنّاصِيَةِ

No indeed! If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock.

ناصِيَةٍ كاذِبَةٍ خاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinful forelock.

فَليَدعُ نادِيَهُ

Let him call his helpers.

سَنَدعُ الزَّبانِيَةَ

We will call the Infernal Guards.

كَلّا لا تُطِعهُ وَاسجُد وَاقتَرِب ۩

No! Don’t obey him, but instead, prostrate and draw close.