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Surah 76 · Madinah · 31 verses · 243 words
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Surah Al-Insan, “The Man”, is surah 76 of the Quran. It was revealed in Madinah and has 31 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنسَانِ حِينٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئًا مَّذْكُورًا ١ ▶
هَلْ hal Has أَتَىٰ atā (there) come عَلَى ʿalā upon الْإِنسَانِ l-insāni man حِينٌ ḥīnun a period مِّنَ mina of الدَّهْرِ l-dahri time لَمْ lam not يَكُن yakun he was شَيْئًا shayan a thing مَّذْكُورًا madhkūran mentioned
1. Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي أ ن س ح ي ن ك و ن ش ي أ ذ ك ر
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا ٢ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We خَلَقْنَا khalaqnā [We] created الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna man مِن min from نُّطْفَةٍ nuṭ'fatin a semen-drop أَمْشَاجٍ amshājin a mixture نَّبْتَلِيهِ nabtalīhi (that) We test him فَجَعَلْنَاهُ fajaʿalnāhu so We made (for) him سَمِيعًا samīʿan hearing بَصِيرًا baṣīran and sight
2. Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق أ ن س ن ط ف ب ل و ج ع ل س م ع ب ص ر
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا ٣ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We هَدَيْنَاهُ hadaynāhu guided him السَّبِيلَ l-sabīla (to) the way إِمَّا immā whether شَاكِرًا shākiran (he) be grateful وَإِمَّا wa-immā and whether كَفُورًا kafūran (he) be ungrateful
3. Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي س ب ل ش ك ر ك ف ر
إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ سَلَاسِلَ وَأَغْلَالًا وَسَعِيرًا ٤ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَعْتَدْنَا aʿtadnā [We] have prepared لِلْكَافِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna for the disbelievers سَلَاسِلَ salāsilā chains وَأَغْلَالًا wa-aghlālan and shackles وَسَعِيرًا wasaʿīran and a Blazing Fire
4. Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a blaze.
Roots in this verse: ع ت د ك ف ر غ ل ل س ع ر
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا ٥ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْأَبْرَارَ l-abrāra the righteous يَشْرَبُونَ yashrabūna will drink مِن min from كَأْسٍ kasin a cup كَانَ kāna is مِزَاجُهَا mizājuhā its mixture كَافُورًا kāfūran (of) Kafur
5. Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kāfūr,
Roots in this verse: ب ر ر ش ر ب ك و ن ك ف ر
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ٦ ▶
عَيْنًا ʿaynan A spring يَشْرَبُ yashrabu will drink بِهَا bihā from it عِبَادُ ʿibādu (the) slaves اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah يُفَجِّرُونَهَا yufajjirūnahā causing it to gush forth تَفْجِيرًا tafjīran abundantly
6. A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allāh will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].
Roots in this verse: ع ي ن ش ر ب ع ب د أ ل ه ف ج ر
يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًا ٧ ▶
يُوفُونَ yūfūna They fulfill بِالنَّذْرِ bil-nadhri the vows وَيَخَافُونَ wayakhāfūna and fear يَوْمًا yawman a Day كَانَ kāna (which) is شَرُّهُ sharruhu its evil مُسْتَطِيرًا mus'taṭīran widespread
7. They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.
Roots in this verse: و ف ي ن ذ ر خ و ف ي و م ك و ن ش ر ر ط ي ر
وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا ٨ ▶
وَيُطْعِمُونَ wayuṭ'ʿimūna And they feed الطَّعَامَ l-ṭaʿāma the food عَلَىٰ ʿalā in spite of حُبِّهِ ḥubbihi love (for) it مِسْكِينًا mis'kīnan (to the) needy وَيَتِيمًا wayatīman and (the) orphan وَأَسِيرًا wa-asīran and (the) captive
8. And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,
Roots in this verse: ط ع م ح ب ب س ك ن ي ت م
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا ٩ ▶
إِنَّمَا innamā Only نُطْعِمُكُمْ nuṭ'ʿimukum we feed you لِوَجْهِ liwajhi for (the) Countenance اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَا lā Not نُرِيدُ nurīdu we desire مِنكُمْ minkum from you جَزَاءً jazāan any reward وَلَا walā and not شُكُورًا shukūran thanks
9. [Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.
Roots in this verse: ط ع م و ج ه أ ل ه ر و د ج ز ي ش ك ر
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا ١٠ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, we نَخَافُ nakhāfu fear مِن min from رَّبِّنَا rabbinā our Lord يَوْمًا yawman a Day عَبُوسًا ʿabūsan harsh قَمْطَرِيرًا qamṭarīran and distressful
10. Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."
Roots in this verse: خ و ف ر ب ب ي و م
فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا ١١ ▶
فَوَقَاهُمُ fawaqāhumu But will protect them اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah شَرَّ sharra (from the) evil ذَٰلِكَ dhālika (of) that الْيَوْمِ l-yawmi Day وَلَقَّاهُمْ walaqqāhum and will cause them to meet نَضْرَةً naḍratan radiance وَسُرُورًا wasurūran and happiness
11. So Allāh will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness
Roots in this verse: و ق ي أ ل ه ش ر ر ي و م ل ق ي س ر ر
وَجَزَاهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا ١٢ ▶
وَجَزَاهُم wajazāhum And will reward them بِمَا bimā because صَبَرُوا ṣabarū they were patient جَنَّةً jannatan (with) a Garden وَحَرِيرًا waḥarīran and silk
12. And will reward them for what they patiently endured [with] a garden [in Paradise] and silk [garments].
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي ص ب ر ج ن ن ح ر ر
مُّتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا ١٣ ▶
مُّتَّكِئِينَ muttakiīna Reclining فِيهَا fīhā therein عَلَى ʿalā on الْأَرَائِكِ l-arāiki couches لَا lā Not يَرَوْنَ yarawna they will see فِيهَا fīhā therein شَمْسًا shamsan sun وَلَا walā and not زَمْهَرِيرًا zamharīran freezing cold
13. [They will be] reclining therein on adorned couches. They will not see therein any [burning] sun or [freezing] cold.
Roots in this verse: و ك أ ر أ ي ش م س
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَالُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا ١٤ ▶
وَدَانِيَةً wadāniyatan And near عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim above them ظِلَالُهَا ẓilāluhā (are) its shades وَذُلِّلَتْ wadhullilat and will hang low قُطُوفُهَا quṭūfuhā its cluster of fruits تَذْلِيلًا tadhlīlan dangling low
14. And near above them are its shades, and its [fruit] to be picked will be lowered in compliance.
Roots in this verse: د ن و ظ ل ل ذ ل ل
وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِآنِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا ١٥ ▶
وَيُطَافُ wayuṭāfu And will be circulated عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim among them بِآنِيَةٍ biāniyatin vessels مِّن min of فِضَّةٍ fiḍḍatin silver وَأَكْوَابٍ wa-akwābin and cups كَانَتْ kānat (that) are قَوَارِيرَا qawārīrā (of) crystal
15. And there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass],
Roots in this verse: ط و ف ك و ن ق ر ر
قَوَارِيرَ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا ١٦ ▶
قَوَارِيرَ qawārīrā Crystal-clear مِن min of فِضَّةٍ fiḍḍatin silver قَدَّرُوهَا qaddarūhā They will determine its تَقْدِيرًا taqdīran measure
16. Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ر ق د ر
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا ١٧ ▶
وَيُسْقَوْنَ wayus'qawna And they will be given to drink فِيهَا fīhā therein كَأْسًا kasan a cup كَانَ kāna is مِزَاجُهَا mizājuhā its mixture زَنجَبِيلًا zanjabīlan (of) Zanjabil
17. And they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger
Roots in this verse: س ق ي ك و ن
عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا ١٨ ▶
عَيْنًا ʿaynan A spring فِيهَا fīhā therein تُسَمَّىٰ tusammā named سَلْسَبِيلًا salsabīlan Salsabil
18. [From] a fountain within it [i.e., Paradise] named Salsabeel.
Roots in this verse: ع ي ن س م و
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا ١٩ ▶
وَيَطُوفُ wayaṭūfu And will circulate عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim among them وِلْدَانٌ wil'dānun young boys مُّخَلَّدُونَ mukhalladūna made eternal إِذَا idhā When رَأَيْتَهُمْ ra-aytahum you see them حَسِبْتَهُمْ ḥasib'tahum you would think them لُؤْلُؤًا lu'lu-an (to be) pearls مَّنثُورًا manthūran scattered
19. There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.
Roots in this verse: ط و ف و ل د خ ل د ر أ ي ح س ب
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا ٢٠ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when رَأَيْتَ ra-ayta you look ثَمَّ thamma then رَأَيْتَ ra-ayta you will see نَعِيمًا naʿīman blessings وَمُلْكًا wamul'kan and a kingdom كَبِيرًا kabīran great
20. And when you look there [in Paradise], you will see pleasure and great dominion.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ن ع م م ل ك ك ب ر
عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ وَحُلُّوا أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا ٢١ ▶
عَالِيَهُمْ ʿāliyahum Upon them ثِيَابُ thiyābu (will be) garments سُندُسٍ sundusin (of) fine silk خُضْرٌ khuḍ'run green وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ wa-is'tabraqun and heavy brocade وَحُلُّوا waḥullū And they will be adorned أَسَاوِرَ asāwira (with) bracelets مِن min of فِضَّةٍ fiḍḍatin silver وَسَقَاهُمْ wasaqāhum and will give them to drink رَبُّهُمْ rabbuhum their Lord شَرَابًا sharāban a drink طَهُورًا ṭahūran pure
21. 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.
Roots in this verse: ع ل و ث و ب س و ر س ق ي ر ب ب ش ر ب ط ه ر
إِنَّ هَٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَاءً وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُم مَّشْكُورًا ٢٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this كَانَ kāna is لَكُمْ lakum for you جَزَاءً jazāan a reward وَكَانَ wakāna and has been سَعْيُكُم saʿyukum your effort مَّشْكُورًا mashkūran appreciated
22. [And it will be said], "Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated."
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ج ز ي س ع ي ش ك ر
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ تَنزِيلًا ٢٣ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We نَحْنُ naḥnu [We] نَزَّلْنَا nazzalnā [We] revealed عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka to you الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran تَنزِيلًا tanzīlan progressively
23. Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], the Qur’ān progressively.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ق ر أ
فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ آثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا ٢٤ ▶
فَاصْبِرْ fa-iṣ'bir So be patient لِحُكْمِ liḥuk'mi for (the) Command رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord وَلَا walā and (do) not تُطِعْ tuṭiʿ obey مِنْهُمْ min'hum from them آثِمًا āthiman any sinner أَوْ aw or كَفُورًا kafūran disbeliever
24. So be patient for the decision of your Lord and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful [disbeliever].
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر ح ك م ر ب ب ط و ع أ ث م ك ف ر
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ٢٥ ▶
وَاذْكُرِ wa-udh'kuri And remember اسْمَ is'ma (the) name رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord بُكْرَةً buk'ratan morning وَأَصِيلًا wa-aṣīlan and evening
25. And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر س م و ر ب ب ب ك ر أ ص ل
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا ٢٦ ▶
وَمِنَ wamina And of اللَّيْلِ al-layli the night فَاسْجُدْ fa-us'jud prostrate لَهُ lahu to Him وَسَبِّحْهُ wasabbiḥ'hu and glorify Him لَيْلًا laylan a night طَوِيلًا ṭawīlan long
26. And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt [i.e., praise] Him a long [part of the] night.
Roots in this verse: ل ي ل س ج د س ب ح ط و ل
إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَاءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا ٢٧ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these يُحِبُّونَ yuḥibbūna love الْعَاجِلَةَ l-ʿājilata the immediate وَيَذَرُونَ wayadharūna and leave وَرَاءَهُمْ warāahum behind them يَوْمًا yawman a Day ثَقِيلًا thaqīlan grave
27. Indeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.
Roots in this verse: ح ب ب ع ج ل و ذ ر و ر ي ي و م ث ق ل
نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَاهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَا أَسْرَهُمْ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ٢٨ ▶
نَّحْنُ naḥnu We خَلَقْنَاهُمْ khalaqnāhum created them وَشَدَدْنَا washadadnā and We strengthened أَسْرَهُمْ asrahum their forms وَإِذَا wa-idhā and when شِئْنَا shi'nā We will بَدَّلْنَا baddalnā We can change أَمْثَالَهُمْ amthālahum their likeness[es] تَبْدِيلًا tabdīlan (with) a change
28. We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ش د د ش ي أ ب د ل م ث ل
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا ٢٩ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this تَذْكِرَةٌ tadhkiratun (is) a reminder فَمَن faman so whoever شَاءَ shāa wills اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha let him take إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord سَبِيلًا sabīlan a way
29. Indeed, this is a reminder, so he who wills may take to his Lord a way.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ش ي أ أ خ ذ ر ب ب س ب ل
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ٣٠ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not تَشَاءُونَ tashāūna you will إِلَّا illā except أَن an that يَشَاءَ yashāa wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah كَانَ kāna is عَلِيمًا ʿalīman All-Knower حَكِيمًا ḥakīman All-Wise
30. And you do not will except that Allāh wills. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ أ ل ه ك و ن ع ل م ح ك م
يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَاءُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ وَالظَّالِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ٣١ ▶
يُدْخِلُ yud'khilu He admits مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills فِي fī into رَحْمَتِهِ raḥmatihi His mercy وَالظَّالِمِينَ wal-ẓālimīna but (for) the wrongdoers أَعَدَّ aʿadda He has prepared لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابًا ʿadhāban a punishment أَلِيمًا alīman painful
31. He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ش ي أ ر ح م ظ ل م ع د د ع ذ ب أ ل م
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