I q ra' Biasmi Rabbika A l-La dh i Kh ala q a (1) Kh alaqa A l-'I n s a na Min `Ala q in (2) A q ra' Wa Rabbuka A l-'Akram u (3) Al-La dh i `Allama Bil-Qalam i (4)

Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, (1) created man from a clot of congealed blood. (2) Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous, (3) Who taught by the pen, (4)