Ayah 1 Play Ayah
ٱقۡرَأۡ iq'raReadبِٱسۡمِ bi-is'miin (the) nameرَبِّكَ rabbika(of) your Lordٱلَّذِي alladhithe One Whoخَلَقَ khalaqacreated
TRANSLITERATION
iq'ra bi-is'mi rabbika alladhi khalaqa

Ayah 2 Play Ayah
خَلَقَ khalaqaHe createdٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ al-insanamanمِنۡ minfromعَلَقٍ alaqina clinging substance
TRANSLITERATION
khalaqa al-insana min alaqin

Ayah 3 Play Ayah
ٱقۡرَأۡ iq'raReadوَرَبُّكَ warabbukaand your Lordٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ al-akramu(is) the Most Generous
TRANSLITERATION
iq'ra warabbuka al-akramu

Ayah 4 Play Ayah
ٱلَّذِي alladhiThe One Whoعَلَّمَ allamataughtبِٱلۡقَلَمِ bil-qalamiby the pen
TRANSLITERATION
alladhi allama bil-qalami

Ayah 5 Play Ayah
عَلَّمَ allamaTaughtٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ al-insanamanمَا mawhatلَمۡ lamnotيَعۡلَمۡ ya'lamhe knew
TRANSLITERATION
allama al-insana ma lam ya'lam

Ayah 6 Play Ayah
كَلَّآ kallaNay!إِنَّ innaIndeedٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ al-insanamanلَيَطۡغَىٰٓ layatghasurely transgresses
TRANSLITERATION
kalla inna al-insana layatgha

Ayah 7 Play Ayah
أَن anBecauseرَّءَاهُ raahuhe sees himselfٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ is'taghnaself-sufficient
TRANSLITERATION
an raahu is'taghna

Ayah 8 Play Ayah
إِنَّ innaIndeedإِلَىٰ ilatoرَبِّكَ rabbikayour Lordٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ al-ruj'a(is) the return
TRANSLITERATION
inna ila rabbika al-ruj'a

Ayah 9 Play Ayah
أَرَءَيۡتَ ara-aytaHave you seenٱلَّذِي alladhithe one whoيَنۡهَىٰ yanhaforbids
TRANSLITERATION
ara-ayta alladhi yanha

Ayah 10 Play Ayah
عَبۡدًا abdanA slaveإِذَا idhawhenصَلَّىٰٓ sallahe prays
TRANSLITERATION
abdan idha salla

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