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ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
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خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
Created man from a clinging substance
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ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
Iqra warabbuka alakramu
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous
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ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
Allathee AAallama bialqalami
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عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
Taught man that which he knew not
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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
An raahu istaghna
Because he sees himself self-sufficient
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
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أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
Araayta allathee yanha
Have you seen the one who forbids
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عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
AAabdan itha salla
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أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
Aw amara bialttaqwa
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أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
Have you seen if he denies and turns away
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أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
Does he not know that Allah sees
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
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نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
A lying, sinning forelock
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فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
FalyadAAu nadiyahu
Then let him call his associates
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سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
We will call the angels of Hell
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]