ٱقۡرَأۡ

بِٱسۡمِ

رَبِّكَ

ٱلَّذِي

خَلَقَ

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Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—

created humans from a clinging clot.¹

Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,

Who taught by the pen—

taught humanity what they knew not.¹ 

Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds

once they think they are self-sufficient.