96. Alak · verses 1–5

ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ

Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa

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

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin

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

ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ

Iqra warabbuka alakramu

Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ

Allathee AAallama bialqalami

He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ

AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam

Taught man that which he knew not.