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Surah 76

Man

الإنسان

Al-Insan

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Verse 1

هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ حِينٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًۭٔا مَّذْكُورًا

Transliteration

Hal ataa 'alal insaani heenum minad dahri lam yakun shai'am mazkooraa

Translation

Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing yet worth mentioning?

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Verse 2

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍۢ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

Transliteration

Innaa khalaqnal insaana min nutfatin amshaajin nabta leehi faja'alnaahu samee'am baseeraa

Translation

˹For˺ indeed, We ˹alone˺ created humans from a drop of mixed fluids, ˹in order˺ to test them, so We made them hear and see.

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Verse 3

إِنَّا هَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًۭا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

Transliteration

Innaa hadainaahus sabeela immaa shaakiranw wa immaa kafoora

Translation

We already showed them the Way, whether they ˹choose to˺ be grateful or ungrateful.

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Verse 4

إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ سَلَٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَٰلًۭا وَسَعِيرًا

Transliteration

Innaaa a'tadnaa lilkaa fireena salaasila wa aghlaalanw wa sa'eeraa

Translation

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

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Verse 5

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍۢ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا

Transliteration

Innal abraara yashra boona min kaasin kaana mizaa juhaa kaafooraa

Translation

Indeed, the virtuous will have a drink ˹of pure wine˺—flavoured with camphor—

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Verse 6

عَيْنًۭا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًۭا

Transliteration

'Aynany yashrabu bihaa 'ibaadul laahi yufajjiroonahaa tafjeeraa

Translation

˹from˺ a spring where Allah’s servants will drink, flowing at their will.

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Verse 7

يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًۭا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًۭا

Transliteration

Yoofoona binnazri wa yakhaafoona yawman kaana sharruhoo mustateeraa

Translation

They ˹are those who˺ fulfil ˹their˺ vows and fear a Day of sweeping horror,

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Verse 8

وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًۭا وَيَتِيمًۭا وَأَسِيرًا

Transliteration

Wa yut''imoonat ta'aama 'alaa hubbihee miskeenanw wa yateemanw wa aseeraa

Translation

and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive,

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Verse 9

إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءًۭ وَلَا شُكُورًا

Transliteration

Innaamaa nut'imukum li wajhil laahi laa nureedu minkum jazaaa'anw wa laa shukooraa

Translation

˹saying to themselves,˺ “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.

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Verse 10

إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًۭا قَمْطَرِيرًۭا

Transliteration

Innaa nakhaafu mir Rabbinna Yawman 'aboosan qamtareeraa

Translation

We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”

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Verse 11

فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةًۭ وَسُرُورًۭا

Transliteration

Fa waqaahumul laahu sharra zaalikal yawmi wa laqqaahum nadratanw wa surooraa

Translation

So Allah will deliver them from the horror of that Day, and grant them radiance and joy,

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Verse 12

وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةًۭ وَحَرِيرًۭا

Transliteration

Wa jazaahum bimaa sabaroo jannatanw wa hareeraa

Translation

and reward them for their perseverance with a Garden ˹in Paradise˺ and ˹garments of˺ silk.

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Verse 13

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًۭا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًۭا

Transliteration

Muttaki'eena feeha 'alal araaa 'iki laa yarawna feehaa shamsanw wa laa zamhareeraa

Translation

There they will be reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches, never seeing scorching heat or bitter cold.

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Verse 14

وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًۭا

Transliteration

Wa daaniyatan 'alaihim zilaaluhaa wa zullilat qutoofu haa tazleela

Translation

The Garden’s shade will be right above them, and its fruit will be made very easy to reach.

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Verse 15

وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍۢ مِّن فِضَّةٍۢ وَأَكْوَابٍۢ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠

Transliteration

Wa yutaafu 'alaihim bi aaniyatim min fiddatinw wa akwaabin kaanat qawaareeraa

Translation

They will be waited on with silver vessels and cups of crystal—

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Verse 16

قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍۢ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًۭا

Transliteration

Qawaareera min fiddatin qaddaroohaa taqdeeraa

Translation

crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.

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Verse 17

وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًۭا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا

Transliteration

Wa yuskawna feehaa ka'asan kaana mizaajuhaa zanjabeelaa

Translation

And they will be given a drink ˹of pure wine˺ flavoured with ginger

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Verse 18

عَيْنًۭا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًۭا

Transliteration

'Aynan feeha tusammaa salsabeelaa

Translation

from a spring there, called Salsabil.

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Verse 19

۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًۭا مَّنثُورًۭا

Transliteration

Wa yatoofu 'alaihim wildaanum mukhalladoona izaa ra aytahum hasibtahum lu'lu 'am mansoora

Translation

They will be waited on by eternal youths. If you saw them, you would think they were scattered pearls.

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Verse 20

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًۭا وَمُلْكًۭا كَبِيرًا

Transliteration

Wa izaa ra ayta samma ra ayta na'eemanw wa mulkan kabeera

Translation

And if you looked around, you would see ˹indescribable˺ bliss and a vast kingdom.

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Verse 21

عَٰلِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌۭ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌۭ ۖ وَحُلُّوٓا۟ أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٍۢ وَسَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًۭا طَهُورًا

Transliteration

'Aaliyahum siyaabu sundusin khudrunw wa istabraq, wa hullooo asaawira min fiddatinw wa saqaahum Rabbuhum sharaaban tahooraa

Translation

The virtuous will be ˹dressed˺ in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink.

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Verse 22

إِنَّ هَٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَآءًۭ وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُم مَّشْكُورًا

Transliteration

Innaa haazaa kaana lakum jazaa 'anw wa kaana sa'yukum mashkooraa

Translation

˹And they will be told,˺ “All this is surely a reward for you. Your striving has been appreciated.”

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Verse 23

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًۭا

Transliteration

Innaa nahnu nazzalnaa 'alaikal quraana tanzeelaa

Translation

Indeed, it is We Who have revealed the Quran to you ˹O Prophet˺ in stages.

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Verse 24

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًۭا

Transliteration

Fasbir lihukmi Rabbika wa laa tuti' minhum aasiman aw kafooraa

Translation

So be patient with your Lord’s decree, and do not yield to any evildoer or ˹staunch˺ disbeliever from among them.

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Verse 25

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةًۭ وَأَصِيلًۭا

Transliteration

Wazkuris ma Rabbika bukratanw wa aseelaa

Translation

˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord morning and evening,

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Verse 26

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَٱسْجُدْ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًۭا طَوِيلًا

Transliteration

Wa minal laili fasjud lahoo wa sabbihhu lailan taweelaa

Translation

and prostrate before Him during part of the night,

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Verse 27

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْمًۭا ثَقِيلًۭا

Transliteration

Inna haaa'ulaa'i yuhibboona 'aajilata wa yazaroona waraaa'ahum yawman saqeelaa

Translation

Surely those ˹pagans˺ love this fleeting world, ˹totally˺ neglecting a weighty Day ahead of them.

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Verse 28

نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا

Transliteration

Nahnu khalaqnaahum wa shadadnaaa asrahum wa izaa shi'naa baddalnaaa amsaala hum tabdeelaa

Translation

It is We Who created them and perfected their ˹physical˺ form. But if We will, We can easily replace them with others.

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Verse 29

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًۭا

Transliteration

Inna haazihee tazkiratun fa man shaaa'at takhaza ilaa rabbihee sabeela

Translation

Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord.

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Verse 30

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًۭا

Transliteration

Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaa anyyashaaa'al laah; innal laahaa kaana'Aleeman Hakeema

Translation

But you cannot will ˹to do so˺ unless Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

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Verse 31

يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا

Transliteration

Yudkhilu mai yashaaa'u fee rahmatih; wazzaalimeena a'adda lahum 'azaaban aleemaa

Translation

He admits whoever He wills into His mercy. As for the wrongdoers, He has prepared for them a painful punishment