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الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Allazee anqada zahrak

Which had weighed upon your back

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak

And raised high for you your repute.

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Fa inna ma'al usri yusra

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Inna ma'al 'usri yusra

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ

Fa iza faragh ta fansab

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب

Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ

Wat teeni waz zaitoon

By the fig and the olive

وَطُورِ سِينِينَ

Wa toori sineen

And [by] Mount Sinai

وَهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ الْأَمِينِ

Wa haazal balad-il ameen

And [by] this secure city [Makkah],

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ

Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee ahsani taqweem

We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ

Thumma ra dad naahu asfala saafileen

Then We return him to the lowest of the low,

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ

Ill-lal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati; falahum ajrun ghairu mamnoon

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.

فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِالدِّينِ

Fama yu kaz zibuka b'adu bid deen

So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?

أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ الْحَاكِمِينَ

Alai sal laahu bi-ahkamil haakimeen

Is not Allah the most just of judges?

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Created man from a clinging substance.

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

Iqra wa rab bukal akram

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Al lazee 'allama bil qalam

Who taught by the pen -

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

'Al lamal insaana ma lam y'alam

Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ

Kallaa innal insaana layatghaa

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Ar-ra aahus taghnaa

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ

Innna ilaa rabbikar ruj'aa

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ

Ara-aital lazee yanhaa

Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ

'Abdan iza sallaa

A servant when he prays?

أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ

Ara-aita in kana 'alal hudaa

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

Au amara bit taqwaa

Or enjoins righteousness?