Surah Al-Insan

Verse 76:1

هَلْ اَتٰی عَلَی الْاِنْسَانِ حِیْنٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ یَكُنْ شَیْـًٔا مَّذْكُوْرًا ۟

Hal ʹataa ʻalal ʹIÑSAANI ḥeenum minad DAHRI lam yakuñ shayʹam maẓkooraa?

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

Verse 76:2

اِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ اَمْشَاجٍ ۖۗ نَّبْتَلِیْهِ فَجَعَلْنٰهُ سَمِیْعًا بَصِیْرًا ۟

ʹInnaa khalaq̣nal ʹiñsaana min nuṭfatin ʹamshaajin nabtaleehi fajaʻalnaahu sameeʻam baṣeeraa.

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

Verse 76:3

اِنَّا هَدَیْنٰهُ السَّبِیْلَ اِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَّاِمَّا كَفُوْرًا ۟

ʹInnaa hadaynaahus sabeela ʹimmaa shakirañw waʹimmaa kafooraa.

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

Verse 76:4

اِنَّاۤ اَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ سَلٰسِلَاۡ وَاَغْلٰلًا وَّسَعِیْرًا ۟

ʹInnaaa ʹaʻtadnaa lilkaafireena salaasila wa-ʹag̣laalañw wa-Saʻeeraa.

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

Verse 76:5

اِنَّ الْاَبْرَارَ یَشْرَبُوْنَ مِنْ كَاْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُوْرًا ۟ۚ

ʹInnal ʹabraara yashraboona miñ kaʹsiñ kaana mizaajuhaa kaafooraa,―

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

Verse 76:6

عَیْنًا یَّشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللّٰهِ یُفَجِّرُوْنَهَا تَفْجِیْرًا ۟

ʻAynañy yashrabu bihaa ʻIbaadul laahi yufajjiroonahaa tafjeeraa.

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

Verse 76:7

یُوْفُوْنَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَیَخَافُوْنَ یَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهٗ مُسْتَطِیْرًا ۟

Yoofoona binnaẓri wa-yakhaafoona yawmañ kaana sharruhoo mustaṭeeraa.

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

Verse 76:8

وَیُطْعِمُوْنَ الطَّعَامَ عَلٰی حُبِّهٖ مِسْكِیْنًا وَّیَتِیْمًا وَّاَسِیْرًا ۟

Wa-yuṭʻimoonaṭ ṭaʻaama ʻalaa ḥubbihee miskeenañw wayateemañw waʹaseeraa,―

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

Verse 76:9

اِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللّٰهِ لَا نُرِیْدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَآءً وَّلَا شُكُوْرًا ۟

ʹInnamaa nuṭʻimukum liwajhil laahi laa- nureedu miñkum jazaaaʹañw walaa shukooraa.

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

Verse 76:10

اِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَّبِّنَا یَوْمًا عَبُوْسًا قَمْطَرِیْرًا ۟

ʹInnaa nakhaafu mir Rabbinaa Yawman ʻaboosañ q̣amṭareeraa.

We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”

Verse 76:11

فَوَقٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ شَرَّ ذٰلِكَ الْیَوْمِ وَلَقّٰىهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَّسُرُوْرًا ۟ۚ

Fawaq̣aahumul laahu sharra ẓaalikal Yawmi wa-laq̣q̣aahum naḍratañw wasurooraa.

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

Verse 76:12

وَجَزٰىهُمْ بِمَا صَبَرُوْا جَنَّةً وَّحَرِیْرًا ۟ۙ

Wa-jazaahum̃ bimaa ṣabaroo Jannatañw Waḥareeraa.

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

Verse 76:13

مُّتَّكِـِٕیْنَ فِیْهَا عَلَی الْاَرَآىِٕكِ ۚ لَا یَرَوْنَ فِیْهَا شَمْسًا وَّلَا زَمْهَرِیْرًا ۟ۚ

Muttakiʹeena feehaa ʻalal ʹaraaaʹik, laa- yarawna feehaa shamsañw walaa zamhareeraa.

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

Verse 76:14

وَدَانِیَةً عَلَیْهِمْ ظِلٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوْفُهَا تَذْلِیْلًا ۟

Wa-daaniyatan ʻalayhim z̤̣ilaaluhaa wa-ẓullilat q̣uṭoofuhaa taẓleelaa.

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

Verse 76:15

وَیُطَافُ عَلَیْهِمْ بِاٰنِیَةٍ مِّنْ فِضَّةٍ وَّاَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِیْرَاۡؔ ۟ۙ

Wa-yuṭaafu ʻalayhim̃ biʹaaniyatim miñ fiḍḍatiñw waʹakwaabiñ kaanat q̣awaareeraa,―

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

Verse 76:16

قَوَارِیْرَاۡؔ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوْهَا تَقْدِیْرًا ۟

Q̣awaareera miñ fiḍḍatiñ q̣addaroohaa taq̣deeraa.

crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.

Verse 76:17

وَیُسْقَوْنَ فِیْهَا كَاْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنْجَبِیْلًا ۟ۚ

Wa-yusq̣awna feehaa kaʹsañ kaana mizaajuhaa zañjabeelaa,―

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

Verse 76:18

عَیْنًا فِیْهَا تُسَمّٰی سَلْسَبِیْلًا ۟

ʻAynañ feehaa tusammaa Salsabeelaa.

from a spring there, called Salsabîl.

Verse 76:19

وَیَطُوْفُ عَلَیْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُوْنَ ۚ اِذَا رَاَیْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنْثُوْرًا ۟

Wa-yaṭoofu ʻalayhim wildaanum mukhalladoon: ʹiẓaa raʹaytahum ḥasibtahum luʹluʹam mañs̤ooraa.

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

Verse 76:20

وَاِذَا رَاَیْتَ ثَمَّ رَاَیْتَ نَعِیْمًا وَّمُلْكًا كَبِیْرًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa raʹayta s̤amma raʹayta Naʻeemañw Wa-Mulkañ Kabeeraa.

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

Verse 76:21

عٰلِیَهُمْ ثِیَابُ سُنْدُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَّاِسْتَبْرَقٌ ؗ وَّحُلُّوْۤا اَسَاوِرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ ۚ وَسَقٰىهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُوْرًا ۟

ʻAaliyahum s̤iyaabu suñdusin khuḍruñw waʹistabraq̣, wa-ḥullooo ʹasaawira miñ fiḍḍah; wa-saq̣aahum Rabbuhum Sharaabañ Ṭahooraa.

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.

Verse 76:22

اِنَّ هٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَآءً وَّكَانَ سَعْیُكُمْ مَّشْكُوْرًا ۟۠

ʹInna haaẓaa kaana lakum jazaaaʹañw wakaana saʻyukum mashkooraa.

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

Verse 76:23

اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْقُرْاٰنَ تَنْزِیْلًا ۟ۚ

ʹInnaa Naḥnu nazzalnaa ʻalaykal Q̣urʹaana tañzeelaa.

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

Verse 76:24

فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ اٰثِمًا اَوْ كَفُوْرًا ۟ۚ

Faṣbir li-Ḥukmi Rabbika wa-laa tuṭiʻ minhum ʹaas̤iman ʹaw kafooraa.

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

Verse 76:25

وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَّاَصِیْلًا ۟ۖۚ

Waẓkuris ma Rabbika bukratañw waʹaṣeelaa.

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

Verse 76:26

وَمِنَ الَّیْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهٗ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَیْلًا طَوِیْلًا ۟

Wa-minal layli fasjud lahoo wa-sabbiḥhu laylañ ṭaweelaa.

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

Verse 76:27

اِنَّ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ یُحِبُّوْنَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَیَذَرُوْنَ وَرَآءَهُمْ یَوْمًا ثَقِیْلًا ۟

ʹInna haaaʹulaaaʹi yuḥibboonal ʻaajilata wa-yaẓaroona wa-raaaʹahum Yawmañ s̤aq̣eelaa.

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

Verse 76:28

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَاۤ اَسْرَهُمْ ۚ وَاِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَاۤ اَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِیْلًا ۟

Naḥnu khalaq̣naahum wa-shadadnaaa ʹasrahum; wa-ʹiẓaa shiʹnaa baddalnaaa ʹams̤aalahum tabdeelaa.

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

Verse 76:29

اِنَّ هٰذِهٖ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰی رَبِّهٖ سَبِیْلًا ۟

ʹinna haaẓihee taẓkirah: famañ shaaaʹat takhaẓa ʹilaa Rabbihee sabeelaa.

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

Verse 76:30

وَمَا تَشَآءُوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلِیْمًا حَكِیْمًا ۟ۗۖ

Wa-maa tashaaaʹoona ʹillaaa ʹañy yashaaaʹal laah; ʹinnal laaha kaana ʻAleeman Ḥakeemaa.

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

Verse 76:31

یُّدْخِلُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ فِیْ رَحْمَتِهٖ ؕ وَالظّٰلِمِیْنَ اَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا اَلِیْمًا ۟۠

Yudkhilu mañy yashaaaʹu fee Raḥmatih; waz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena ʹaʻadda lahum ʻAẓaaban ʹaleemaa.

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