An-Nas

Mankind

Surah 114 · Meccan · 6 ayahs

الناس

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١

    Qul aʿūdhu birabbin-nās.

    Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

  2. مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢

    Malikin-nās.

    The Sovereign of mankind,

  3. إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣

    Ilāhin-nās.

    The God of mankind,

  4. مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤

    Min sharril-waswāsil-khannās.

    From the evil of the retreating whisperer1 -

    Footnotes (1)
    1. i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.
  5. ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥

    Al-ladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūrin-nās.

    Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

  6. مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦

    Minal-jinnati wan-nās.

    From among the jinn and mankind."1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.