بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
iḳra' bismi rabbike-lleẕî ḫaleḳ.
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
ḫaleḳa-l'insâne min `alaḳ.
Created man from a clinging substance.
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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
iḳra' verabbüke-l'ekram.
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
elleẕî `alleme bilḳalem.
Who taught by the pen -
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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
`alleme-l'insâne mâ lem ya`lem.
Taught man that which he knew not.
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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
kellâ inne-l'insâne leyaṭgâ.
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
er raâhü-stagnâ.
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
inne ilâ rabbike-rruc`â.
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
era'eyte-lleẕî yenhâ.
Have you seen the one who forbids
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
`abden iẕâ ṣallâ.
A servant when he prays?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
era'eyte in kâne `ale-lhüdâ.
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
ev emera bittaḳvâ.
Or enjoins righteousness?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
era'eyte in keẕẕebe vetevellâ.
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
elem ya`lem bienne-llâhe yerâ.
Does he not know that Allah sees?
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
kellâ leil lem yentehi lenesfe`am binnâṣiyeh.
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
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نَاصِيَةٍۢ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍۢ
nâṣiyetin kâẕibetin ḫâṭieh.
A lying, sinning forelock.
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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
felyed`u nâdiyeh.
Then let him call his associates;
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سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
sened`u-zzebâniyeh.
We will call the angels of Hell.
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
kellâ. lâ tüṭi`hü vescüd vaḳterib.
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].