بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq
Created man from a clinging substance.
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Al lazee 'allama bil qalam
Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Ar-ra aahus taghnaa
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Ara-aital lazee yanhaa
Have you seen the one who forbids
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
'Abdan iza sallaa
A servant when he prays?