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‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Recite in the name of your Lord who created - (1)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Created man from a clinging substance. (2)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous - (3)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who taught by the pen - (4)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Taught man that which he knew not. (5)

‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses (6)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Because he sees himself self-sufficient. (7)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, to your Lord is the return. (8)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Have you seen the one who forbids (9)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

A servant when he prays? (10)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Have you seen if he is upon guidance (11)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or enjoins righteousness? (12)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Have you seen if he denies and turns away - (13)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Does he not know that Allah sees? (14)

‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock - (15)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

A lying, sinning forelock. (16)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then let him call his associates; (17)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

We will call the angels of Hell. (18)

‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah]. (19)