أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

əрō`əйтə иŋŋ-кəəнə 'əлəəль-hудəə

tell me, should he be on [true] guidance,

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

əу əмəрō бит-тəќвəə

or bid [others] to Godwariness,

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

əрō`əйтə иŋŋ-кəз̃з̃əбə вəтəвəльлəə

tell me, should he call him a liar and turn away

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

əлəм йə'лəмм-би`əннəл-лаhə йəрōō

—does he not know that Allah sees [him]?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

кəльлəə лə`иль-лəм йəŋŋтəhи лəнəсфə'əмм-бин-нəəсыйəh

No indeed! If he does not cease, We shall seize him by the forelock,

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

нəəсыйəтин кəəз̃ибəтин хōōты`əh

a lying, sinful forelock!

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

фəльйəд'у нəəдийəh

Then let him call out his gang!

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

сəнəд'уз-зəбəəнийəh

We [too] shall call the keepers of hell.

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب  ۩

кəльлəə лəə туты'hу вəəсджуд вəəќтəриб

No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah]!