اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ١
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
96:2
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
96:3
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ ٣
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
96:4
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ ٤
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-