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The relation $1/q=1/p-\alpha /n>0$ implies $\alpha p<n$. Fix $r>0$ and split the Riesz potential into the regions $|x-y|<r$ and $|x-y|\ge r$.

For the near part, decompose the ball into the dyadic annuliThe definition of the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function then givesFor the far part, Hölder's inequality giveswhere convergence follows from $\alpha p<n$.

If $Mf(x)>0$, chooseThe two bounds then have the same size. If $Mf(x)=0$, the result is immediate. Consequently the Hedberg inequality isHere the dimensional constant is required for the unnormalized kernel and Lebesgue measure used in the question.