بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ اقرَأ بِاسمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذي خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ الإِنسانَ مِن عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
اقرَأ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
الَّذي عَلَّمَ بِالقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ الإِنسانَ ما لَم يَعلَم
Taught man that which he knew not.
كَلّا إِنَّ الإِنسانَ لَيَطغىٰ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses