Surah Al-Insan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 76:1 ▶

   هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا ﴿١﴾

   hal 'atā ʿala l-insāni ḥīnum mina d-dahri lam yakun shay'am madhkūrā

   Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?

2. 76:2 ▶

   إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا ﴿٢﴾

   innā khalaqna l-insāna min nuṭfatin 'amshājin nabtalīhi fajaʿalnāhu samīʿam baṣīrā

   Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.

   i.e., a combination of the male and female substance, within the womb.

3. 76:3 ▶

   إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا ﴿٣﴾

   innā hadaynāhu s-sabīla 'immā shākiraw wa'immā kafūrā

   Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.

4. 76:4 ▶

   إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ سَلَـٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَـٰلًا وَسَعِيرًا ﴿٤﴾

   innā 'aʿtadnā lil-kāfirīna salāsila wa'aghlālaw wasaʿīrā

   Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a blaze.

5. 76:5 ▶

   إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا ﴿٥﴾

   inna l-abrāra yashrabūna min ka'sin kāna mizājuhā kāfūrā

   Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kāfūr,

   A sweet-smelling spring in Paradise.

6. 76:6 ▶

   عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ﴿٦﴾

   ʿaynay yashrabu bihā ʿibādu llāhi yufajjirūnahā tafjīrā

   A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allāh will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].

7. 76:7 ▶

   يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا ﴿٧﴾

   yūfūna bin-nadhri wayakhāfūna yawman kāna sharruhū mustaṭīrā

   They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.

8. 76:8 ▶

   وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا ﴿٨﴾

   wayuṭʿimūna ṭ-ṭaʿāma ʿalā ḥubbihī miskīnaw wayatīmaw wa'asīrā

   And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,

   The meaning here may also be "out of love for Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā).

9. 76:9 ▶

   إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا ﴿٩﴾

   innamā nuṭʿimukum liwajhi llāhi lā nurīdu minkum jazā'aw walā shukūrā

   [Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.

10. 76:10 ▶

    إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا ﴿١٠﴾

    innā nakhāfu mir rabbinā yawman ʿabūsan qamṭarīrā

    Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."

11. 76:11 ▶

    فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا ﴿١١﴾

    fawaqāhumu llāhu sharra dhālika l-yawmi walaqqāhum naḍrataw wasurūrā

    So Allāh will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness

12. 76:12 ▶

    وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا ﴿١٢﴾

    wajazāhum bimā ṣabarū jannataw waḥarīrā

    And will reward them for what they patiently endured [with] a garden [in Paradise] and silk [garments].

13. 76:13 ▶

    مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا ﴿١٣﴾

    muttaki'īna fīhā ʿala l-arā'ik | lā yarawna fīhā shamsaw walā zamharīrā

    [They will be] reclining therein on adorned couches. They will not see therein any [burning] sun or [freezing] cold.

14. 76:14 ▶

    وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا ﴿١٤﴾

    wadāniyatan ʿalayhim ẓilāluhā wadhullilat quṭūfuhā tadhlīlā

    And near above them are its shades, and its [fruit] to be picked will be lowered in compliance.

15. 76:15 ▶

    وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠ ﴿١٥﴾

    wayuṭāfu ʿalayhim bi'āniyatim min fiḍḍatiw wa'akwābin kānat qawārīrā

    And there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass],

16. 76:16 ▶

    قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا ﴿١٦﴾

    qawārīra min fiḍḍatin qaddarūhā taqdīrā

    Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.

17. 76:17 ▶

    وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا ﴿١٧﴾

    wayusqawna fīhā ka'san kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlā

    And they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger

18. 76:18 ▶

    عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا ﴿١٨﴾

    ʿaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlā

    [From] a fountain within it [i.e., Paradise] named Salsabeel.

19. 76:19 ▶

    ۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا ﴿١٩﴾

    wayaṭūfu ʿalayhim wildānum mukhalladūna 'idhā ra'aytahum ḥasibtahum lu'lu'am manthūrā

    There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.

20. 76:20 ▶

    وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا ﴿٢٠﴾

    wa'idhā ra'ayta thamma ra'ayta naʿīmaw wamulkan kabīrā

    And when you look there [in Paradise], you will see pleasure and great dominion.

21. 76:21 ▶

    عَـٰلِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ ۖ وَحُلُّوٓا۟ أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا ﴿٢١﴾

    ʿāliyahum thiyābu sundusin khuḍruw wa'istabraquw waḥullū 'asāwira min fiḍḍatiw wasaqāhum rabbuhum sharāban ṭahūrā

    Upon them [i.e., the inhabitants] will be green garments of fine silk and brocade. And they will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink.

22. 76:22 ▶

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَآءً وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُم مَّشْكُورًا ﴿٢٢﴾

    inna hādhā kāna lakum jazā'aw wakāna saʿyukum mashkūrā

    [And it will be said], "Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated."

23. 76:23 ▶

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا ﴿٢٣﴾

    innā naḥnu nazzalnā ʿalayka l-qur'āna tanzīlā

    Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], the Qur’ān progressively.

24. 76:24 ▶

    فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا ﴿٢٤﴾

    faṣbir liḥukmi rabbika walā tuṭiʿ minhum 'āthiman 'aw kafūrā

    So be patient for the decision of your Lord and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful [disbeliever].

25. 76:25 ▶

    وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ﴿٢٥﴾

    wadhkuri sma rabbika bukrataw wa'aṣīlā

    And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening

26. 76:26 ▶

    وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَٱسْجُدْ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا ﴿٢٦﴾

    wamina llayli fasjud lahū wasabbiḥhu laylan ṭawīlā

    And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt [i.e., praise] Him a long [part of the] night.

27. 76:27 ▶

    إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا ﴿٢٧﴾

    inna hā'ulā'i yuḥibbūna l-ʿājilata wayadharūna warā'ahum yawman thaqīlā

    Indeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.

    i.e., neglect. The meaning may also be "leave ahead of them."

28. 76:28 ▶

    نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ﴿٢٨﴾

    naḥnu khalaqnāhum washadadnā 'asrahum | wa'idhā shi'nā baddalnā 'amthālahum tabdīlā

    We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.

29. 76:29 ▶

    إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا ﴿٢٩﴾

    inna hādhihī tadhkirah | faman shā'a ttakhadha 'ilā rabbihī sabīlā

    Indeed, this is a reminder, so he who wills may take to his Lord a way.

30. 76:30 ▶

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿٣٠﴾

    wamā tashā'ūna 'illā 'ay yashā'a llāh | inna llāha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīmā

    And you do not will except that Allāh wills. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

31. 76:31 ▶

    يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا ﴿٣١﴾

    yudkhilu may yashā'u fī raḥmatih | waẓ-ẓālimīna 'aʿadda lahum ʿadhāban 'alīmā

    He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.