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ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ١
Recite in the name of your Lord who created
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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢
Created man from a clinging substance.
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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ٣
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ٤
Who taught by the pen
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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥
Taught man that which he knew not.
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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ٦
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ٧
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ٨
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ٩
Have you seen the one who forbids
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠
A servant when he prays?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ١١
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ١٢
Or enjoins righteousness?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
Does he not know that Allāh sees?
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
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نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦
A lying, sinning forelock.
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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧
Then let him call his associates;
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سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨
We will call the angels of Hell.
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ١٩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].