surah096

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ١

иќрō бисми рōббикə льлəз̃ии хōлəќ

Read in the Name of your Lord who created;

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ٢

хōлəќōль-иӈсəəнə мин 'əлəќ

created man from a clinging mass.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ٣

иќрō вəрōббукəль-əкрōм

Read, and your Lord is the most generous,

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ٤

əльлəз̃ии 'əльлəмə биль-ќōлəм

who taught by the pen,

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ٥

'əльлəмəль-иӈсəəнə мəə лəм йə'лəм

taught man what he did not know.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ٦

кəльлəə иннəль-иӈсəəнə лəйəт̣ґōō

Indeed man becomes rebellious

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ٧

əр-рō'əəhу-стəґнəə

when he considers himself without need.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ٨

иннə илəə рōббикə ррудж'əə

Indeed to your Lord is the return.

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ٩

əрōəйтə льлəз̃ии йəнhəə

Tell me, he who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ١٠

'əбдəн из̃əə сōльлəə

a servant when he prays,

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ١١

əрōəйтə иӈ-кəəнə 'əлəəль-hудəə

tell me, should he be on [true] guidance,

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ١٢

əу əмəрō бит-тəќвəə

or bid [others] to Godwariness,

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١٣

əрōəйтə иӈ-кəз̃з̃əбə вəтəвəльлəə

tell me, should he call him a liar and turn away

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ١٤

əлəм йə'лəмм-биəннə ллаhə йəрōō

—does he not know that Allah sees [him]?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥

кəльлəə лə'иль-лəм йəӈтəhи лəнəсфə'əмм-бин-нəəсыйəh

No indeed! If he does not cease, We shall seize him by the forelock,

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ١٦

нəəсыйəтин кəəз̃ибəтин хōōт̣ы'əh

a lying, sinful forelock!

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ١٧

фəльйəд'у нəəдийəh

Then let him call out his gang!

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ١٨

сəнəд'у ззəбəəнийəh

We [too] shall call the keepers of hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب١٩

кəльлəə лəə тут̣ы'hу вəəсджуд вəəќтəриб

No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah]!