Surah Al-Alaq

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

Ikre´ bismi rabbikelleziy halak

“Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created”

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

Halekal´insane min ´alak

“Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood”

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

Ikre´ ve rabbükel´ekrem

“Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful”

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

Elleziy ´alleme bilkalem

“He Who taught (the use of) the pen”

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ ﴿٥﴾

Allemel´insane ma lem ya´lem

“Taught man that which he knew not”

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

Kella innel´insane leyatğa

“Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds”

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾

Erra a hustağn

“In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient”

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾

İnne ila rabbikerrü´

“Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all)”

أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Eraeytelleziy yenha

“Seest thou one who forbids”

عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

Abden iza salla

“A votary when he (turns) to pray”

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Eraeyte in kane ´alelhüda

“Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance”

أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾

Ev emara bittakva

“Or enjoins Righteousness”

أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾

Eraeyte in kezzebe ve tevella

“Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away”

أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Elem ya´lem biennallahe yera

“Knoweth he not that God doth see”

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

Kella lein lem yentehi lenesfe´an binnasıyeh

“Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock”

نَاصِيَةࣲ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةࣲ‏ ﴿١٦﴾

Nasıyetin kezibetin hatıeh

“A lying, sinful forelock”

فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Felyed´u nadiyehu

“Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades)”

سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

Sened´uzzebaniyete

“We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)”

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩ ﴿١٩﴾

Kella la tütı´hü vescüd vakterib

“Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to God)”