An-Nas
Mankind
Surah 114 · Meccan · 6 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
Qul aʿūdhu birabbin-nās.
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢
Malikin-nās.
The Sovereign of mankind,
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣
Ilāhin-nās.
The God of mankind,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤
Min sharril-waswāsil-khannās.
From the evil of the retreating whisperer1 -
Footnotes (1)
- i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.
ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥
Al-ladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūrin-nās.
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦
Minal-jinnati wan-nās.
From among the jinn and mankind."1
Footnotes (1)
- Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.