Chapter 76 · 31 verses
Al-Insaan
Man
الانسان
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
76:1
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا١
English
Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing yet worth mentioning?
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76:2
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا٢
English
˹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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76:3
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا٣
English
We already showed them the Way, whether they ˹choose to˺ be grateful or ungrateful.
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76:4
إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ سَلَـٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَـٰلًا وَسَعِيرًا٤
English
Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a blazing Fire.
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76:5
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا٥
English
Indeed, the virtuous will have a drink ˹of pure wine˺—flavoured with camphor—
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76:6
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا٦
English
˹from˺ a spring where Allah’s servants will drink, flowing at their will.
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76:7
يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا٧
English
They ˹are those who˺ fulfil ˹their˺ vows and fear a Day of sweeping horror
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76:8
وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا٨
English
and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive
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76:9
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا٩
English
˹saying to themselves,˺ “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.
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76:10
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا١٠
English
We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”
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76:11
فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا١١
English
So Allah will deliver them from the horror of that Day, and grant them radiance and joy
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76:12
وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا١٢
English
and reward them for their perseverance with a Garden ˹in Paradise˺ and ˹garments of˺ silk.
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76:13
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا١٣
English
There they will be reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches, never seeing scorching heat or bitter cold.
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76:14
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا١٤
English
The Garden’s shade will be right above them, and its fruit will be made very easy to reach.
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76:15
وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠١٥
English
They will be waited on with silver vessels and cups of crystal—
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76:16
قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا١٦
English
crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.
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76:17
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا١٧
English
And they will be given a drink ˹of pure wine˺ flavoured with ginger
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76:18
عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا١٨
English
from a spring there, called Salsabîl.
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76:19
۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا١٩
English
They will be waited on by eternal youths. If you saw them, you would think they were scattered pearls.
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76:20
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا٢٠
English
And if you looked around, you would see ˹indescribable˺ bliss and a vast kingdom.
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About Surah Al-Insaan (Man)
Named "the Human" (al-Insān), a sūrah on the creation and testing of humankind and the lavish reward of the righteous in Paradise.
Virtue: Recited by the Prophet ﷺ with Sūrah al-Sajdah in the Fajr prayer of Fridays.
- Chapter
- 76 of 114
- Revealed in
- Madina
- Period
- Madinan
- Verses
- 31
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Insaan about?
Named "the Human" (al-Insān), a sūrah on the creation and testing of humankind and the lavish reward of the righteous in Paradise.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Insaan?
Surah Al-Insaan (Man) has 31 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Insaan Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Insaan is a Madinan (Madanī) sūrah, revealed in Madina.