ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
— Al-'Alaq (ٱلْعَلَق), 96:1

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ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
— Al-'Alaq (ٱلْعَلَق), 96:1
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَTransliteration: Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
This is verse 1 of Surah Al-'Alaq (ٱلْعَلَق, meaning "The Clot"), the 96th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 19 total verses.