Surah Al Insan

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. هَلْ اَتٰى عَلَى الْاِنْسَانِ حِيْنٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُوْرًا

   Hal atāka ‘alal-insāni ḥīnum minad-dahri lam yakun syai'am mażkūrā(n).

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

2. اِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ اَمْشَاجٍۖ نَّبْتَلِيْهِ فَجَعَلْنٰهُ سَمِيْعًاۢ بَصِيْرًا

   Innā khalaqnal-insāna min nuṭfatin amsyājin nabtalīhi fa ja‘alnāhu samī‘am baṣīrā(n).

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

3. اِنَّا هَدَيْنٰهُ السَّبِيْلَ اِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَّاِمَّا كَفُوْرًا

   Innā hadaināhus-sabīla immā syākiraw wa immā kafūrā(n).

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

4. اِنَّآ اَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكٰفِرِيْنَ سَلٰسِلَا۟ وَاَغْلٰلًا وَّسَعِيْرًا

   Innā a‘tadnā lil-kāfirīna salāsila wa aglālaw wa sa‘īrā(n).

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

5. اِنَّ الْاَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُوْنَ مِنْ كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُوْرًاۚ

   Innal-abrāra yasyrabūna min ka'sin kāna mizājuhā kāfūrā(n).

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

6. عَيْنًا يَّشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللّٰهِ يُفَجِّرُوْنَهَا تَفْجِيْرًا

   ‘Ainay yasyrabu bihā ‘ibādullāhi yufajjirūnahā tafjīrā(n).

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

7. يُوْفُوْنَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُوْنَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهٗ مُسْتَطِيْرًا

   Yūfūna bin-nażri wa yakhāfūna yauman kāna syarruhū mustaṭīrā(n).

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

8. وَيُطْعِمُوْنَ الطَّعَامَ عَلٰى حُبِّهٖ مِسْكِيْنًا وَّيَتِيْمًا وَّاَسِيْرًا

   Wa yuṭ‘imūnaṭ-ṭa‘āma ‘alā ḥubbihī miskīnaw wa yatīmaw wa asīrā(n).

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

9. اِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللّٰهِ لَا نُرِيْدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاۤءً وَّلَا شُكُوْرًا

   Innamā nuṭ‘imukum liwajhillāhi lā nurīdu minkum jazā'aw wa lā syukūrā(n).

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

10. اِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوْسًا قَمْطَرِيْرًا

    Innā nakhāfu mir rabbinā yauman ‘abūsan qamṭarīrā(n).

    We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”

11. فَوَقٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ شَرَّ ذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقّٰىهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَّسُرُوْرًاۚ

    Fa waqāhumullāhu syarra żālikal-yaumi wa laqqāhum naḍrataw wa surūrā(n).

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

12. وَجَزٰىهُمْ بِمَا صَبَرُوْا جَنَّةً وَّحَرِيْرًاۙ

    Wa jazāhum bimā ṣabarū jannataw wa ḥarīrā(n).

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

13. مُّتَّكِـِٕيْنَ فِيْهَا عَلَى الْاَرَاۤىِٕكِۚ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيْهَا شَمْسًا وَّلَا زَمْهَرِيْرًاۚ

    Muttaki'īna fīhā ‘alal-arā'ik(i), lā yarauna fīhā syamsaw wa lā zamharīrā(n).

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

14. وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوْفُهَا تَذْلِيْلًا

    Wa dāniyatan ‘alaihim ẓilāluhā wa żullilat quṭūfuhā tażlīlā(n).

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

15. وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِاٰنِيَةٍ مِّنْ فِضَّةٍ وَّاَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيْرَا۠

    Wa yuṭāfu ‘alaihim bi'āniyatim min fiḍḍatiw wa akwābin kānat qawārīrā.

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

16. قَوَارِيْرَا۟ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوْهَا تَقْدِيْرًا

    Qawārīra min fiḍḍatin qaddarūhā taqdīrā(n).

    crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.

17. وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيْهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنْجَبِيْلًاۚ

    Wa yusqauna fīhā ka'san kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlā(n).

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

18. عَيْنًا فِيْهَا تُسَمّٰى سَلْسَبِيْلًا

    ‘Ainan fīhā tusammā salsabīlā(n).

    from a spring there, called Salsabîl.

19. ۞ وَيَطُوْفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُوْنَۚ اِذَا رَاَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنْثُوْرًا

    Wa yaṭūfu ‘alaihim wildānum mukhalladūn(a), iżā ra'aitahum ḥasibtahum lu'lu'am manṡūrā(n).

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

20. وَاِذَا رَاَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَاَيْتَ نَعِيْمًا وَّمُلْكًا كَبِيْرًا

    Wa iżā ra'aita ṡamma ra'aita na‘īmaw wa mulkan kabīrā(n).

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

21. عٰلِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُنْدُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَّاِسْتَبْرَقٌۖ وَّحُلُّوْٓا اَسَاوِرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍۚ وَسَقٰىهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُوْرًا

    ‘Āliyahum ṡiyābu sundusin khuḍruw wa istabraq(un), wa ḥullū asāwira min fiḍḍah(tin), wa saqāhum rabbuhum syarāban ṭahūrā(n).

    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.

22. اِنَّ هٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَاۤءً وَّكَانَ سَعْيُكُمْ مَّشْكُوْرًا ࣖ

    Inna hāżā kāna lakum jazā'aw wa kāna sa‘yukum masykūrā(n).

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

23. اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْاٰنَ تَنْزِيْلًاۚ

    Innā naḥnu nazzalnā ‘alaikal-qur'āna tanzīlā(n).

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

24. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ اٰثِمًا اَوْ كَفُوْرًاۚ

    Faṣbir liḥukmi rabbika wa lā tuṭi‘ minhum āṡiman au kafūrā(n).

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

25. وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَّاَصِيْلًاۚ

    Ważkurisma rabbika bukrataw wa aṣīlā(n).

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

26. وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهٗ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيْلًا

    Wa minal-laili fasjud lahū wa sabbiḥhu lailan ṭawīlā(n).

    and prostrate before Him during part of the night, and glorify Him long at night.

27. اِنَّ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ يُحِبُّوْنَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُوْنَ وَرَاۤءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيْلًا

    Inna hā'ulā'i yuḥibbūnal-‘ājilata wa yażarūna warā'ahum yauman ṡaqīlā(n)

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

28. نَحْنُ خَلَقْنٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ اَسْرَهُمْۚ وَاِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ اَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيْلًا

    Naḥnu khalaqnāhum wa syadadnā asrahum, wa iżā syi'nā baddalnā amṡālahum tabdīlā(n).

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

29. اِنَّ هٰذِهٖ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ شَاۤءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰى رَبِّهٖ سَبِيْلًا

    Inna hāżihī tażkirah(tun), faman syā'attakhaża ilā rabbihī sabīlā(n).

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

30. وَمَا تَشَاۤءُوْنَ اِلَّآ اَنْ يَّشَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلِيْمًا حَكِيْمًاۖ

    Wa mā tasyā'ūna illā ay yasyā'allāh(u), innallāha kāna ‘alīman ḥakīmā(n).

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

31. يُّدْخِلُ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ فِيْ رَحْمَتِهٖۗ وَالظّٰلِمِيْنَ اَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا ࣖ

    Yudkhilu may yasyā'u fī raḥmatih(ī), waẓ-ẓālimīna a‘adda lahum ‘ażāban alīmā(n).

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