While reading the text, you may pause at the optional punctuation mark to set the intonation, or continue reading nonstop, in which case you must clearly pronounce the letter.
When reciting the Holy Qur'an, the reader is guided by tajweed markers such as the pause prevention diacritic, which indicates that one should not pause during recitation.
During his Quran lesson, the student recited [the opening mark for Quranic quotations] Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds [the closing mark for Quranic quotations] with reflection and reverence.