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ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Createth man from a clot
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ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous
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ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
Who teacheth by the pen
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عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمۡ یَعۡلَمۡ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Teacheth man that which he knew not
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كَلَّاۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَیَطۡغَىٰۤ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰۤ
An raahu istaghna
That he thinketh himself independent
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰۤ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return
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أَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی یَنۡهَىٰ
Araayta allathee yanha
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
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عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰۤ
AAabdan itha salla
A slave when he prayeth
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أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
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أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۤ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
Or enjoineth piety
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أَرَءَیۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward
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أَلَمۡ یَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَرَىٰ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ یَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِیَةِ
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock
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نَاصِیَةࣲ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
The lying, sinful forelock
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فَلۡیَدۡعُ نَادِیَهُۥ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call upon his henchmen
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سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِیَةَ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the guards of hell
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَ̅ٱ̅سۡ̅جُ̅دۡ̅ وَٱقۡتَرِب ۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah)