Surah Al-Insan in English: word by word, transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا

Transliteration hal atā ʿalā l-insāni ḥīnun mina l-dahri lam yakun shayan madhkūran

English Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?

1. هَلْhalHas
2. أَتَىٰatā(there) come
3. عَلَىʿalāupon
4. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāniman
5. حِينٌۭḥīnuna period
6. مِّنَminaof
7. ٱلدَّهْرِl-dahritime
8. لَمْlamnot
9. يَكُنyakunhe was
10. شَيْـًۭٔاshayana thing
11. مَّذْكُورًاmadhkūranmentioned

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

Transliteration innā khalaqnā l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin amshājin nabtalīhi fajaʿalnāhu samīʿan baṣīran

English Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2. خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnā[We] created
3. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
4. مِنminfrom
5. نُّطْفَةٍnuṭ'fatina semen-drop
6. أَمْشَاجٍۢamshājina mixture
7. نَّبْتَلِيهِnabtalīhi(that) We test him
8. فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُfajaʿalnāhuso We made (for) him
9. سَمِيعًۢاsamīʿanhearing
10. بَصِيرًاbaṣīranand sight

إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

Transliteration innā hadaynāhu l-sabīla immā shākiran wa-immā kafūran

English Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2. هَدَيْنَـٰهُhadaynāhuguided him
3. ٱلسَّبِيلَl-sabīla(to) the way
4. إِمَّاimmāwhether
5. شَاكِرًۭاshākiran(he) be grateful
6. وَإِمَّاwa-immāand whether
7. كَفُورًاkafūran(he) be ungrateful

إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ سَلَـٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَـٰلًا وَسَعِيرًا

Transliteration innā aʿtadnā lil'kāfirīna salāsilā wa-aghlālan wasaʿīran

English Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a blaze.

1. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
2. أَعْتَدْنَاaʿtadnā[We] have prepared
3. لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers
4. سَلَـٰسِلَا۟salāsilāchains
5. وَأَغْلَـٰلًۭاwa-aghlālanand shackles
6. وَسَعِيرًاwasaʿīranand a Blazing Fire

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا

Transliteration inna l-abrāra yashrabūna min kasin kāna mizājuhā kāfūran

English Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kāfūr,

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلْأَبْرَارَl-abrārathe righteous
3. يَشْرَبُونَyashrabūnawill drink
4. مِنminfrom
5. كَأْسٍۢkasina cup
6. كَانَkānais
7. مِزَاجُهَاmizājuhāits mixture
8. كَافُورًاkāfūran(of) Kafur

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا

Transliteration ʿaynan yashrabu bihā ʿibādu l-lahi yufajjirūnahā tafjīran

English A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allāh will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].

1. عَيْنًۭاʿaynanA spring
2. يَشْرَبُyashrabuwill drink
3. بِهَاbihāfrom it
4. عِبَادُʿibādu(the) slaves
5. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
6. يُفَجِّرُونَهَاyufajjirūnahācausing it to gush forth
7. تَفْجِيرًۭاtafjīranabundantly

يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا

Transliteration yūfūna bil-nadhri wayakhāfūna yawman kāna sharruhu mus'taṭīran

English They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.

1. يُوفُونَyūfūnaThey fulfill
2. بِٱلنَّذْرِbil-nadhrithe vows
3. وَيَخَافُونَwayakhāfūnaand fear
4. يَوْمًۭاyawmana Day
5. كَانَkāna(which) is
6. شَرُّهُۥsharruhuits evil
7. مُسْتَطِيرًۭاmus'taṭīranwidespread

وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا

Transliteration wayuṭ'ʿimūna l-ṭaʿāma ʿalā ḥubbihi mis'kīnan wayatīman wa-asīran

English And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,

1. وَيُطْعِمُونَwayuṭ'ʿimūnaAnd they feed
2. ٱلطَّعَامَl-ṭaʿāmathe food
3. عَلَىٰʿalāin spite of
4. حُبِّهِۦḥubbihilove (for) it
5. مِسْكِينًۭاmis'kīnan(to the) needy
6. وَيَتِيمًۭاwayatīmanand (the) orphan
7. وَأَسِيرًاwa-asīranand (the) captive

إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا

Transliteration innamā nuṭ'ʿimukum liwajhi l-lahi lā nurīdu minkum jazāan walā shukūran

English [Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.

1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
2. نُطْعِمُكُمْnuṭ'ʿimukumwe feed you
3. لِوَجْهِliwajhifor (the) Countenance
4. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
5. لَاlāNot
6. نُرِيدُnurīduwe desire
7. مِنكُمْminkumfrom you
8. جَزَآءًۭjazāanany reward
9. وَلَاwalāand not
10. شُكُورًاshukūranthanks

إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا

Transliteration innā nakhāfu min rabbinā yawman ʿabūsan qamṭarīran

English Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
2. نَخَافُnakhāfufear
3. مِنminfrom
4. رَّبِّنَاrabbināour Lord
5. يَوْمًاyawmana Day
6. عَبُوسًۭاʿabūsanharsh
7. قَمْطَرِيرًۭاqamṭarīranand distressful

فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا

Transliteration fawaqāhumu l-lahu sharra dhālika l-yawmi walaqqāhum naḍratan wasurūran

English So Allāh will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness

1. فَوَقَىٰهُمُfawaqāhumuBut will protect them
2. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
3. شَرَّsharra(from the) evil
4. ذَٰلِكَdhālika(of) that
5. ٱلْيَوْمِl-yawmiDay
6. وَلَقَّىٰهُمْwalaqqāhumand will cause them to meet
7. نَضْرَةًۭnaḍratanradiance
8. وَسُرُورًۭاwasurūranand happiness

وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا

Transliteration wajazāhum bimā ṣabarū jannatan waḥarīran

English And will reward them for what they patiently endured [with] a garden [in Paradise] and silk [garments].

1. وَجَزَىٰهُمwajazāhumAnd will reward them
2. بِمَاbimābecause
3. صَبَرُوا۟ṣabarūthey were patient
4. جَنَّةًۭjannatan(with) a Garden
5. وَحَرِيرًۭاwaḥarīranand silk

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا

Transliteration muttakiīna fīhā ʿalā l-arāiki lā yarawna fīhā shamsan walā zamharīran

English [They will be] reclining therein on adorned couches. They will not see therein any [burning] sun or [freezing] cold.

1. مُّتَّكِـِٔينَmuttakiīnaReclining
2. فِيهَاfīhātherein
3. عَلَىʿalāon
4. ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖl-arāikicouches
5. لَاlāNot
6. يَرَوْنَyarawnathey will see
7. فِيهَاfīhātherein
8. شَمْسًۭاshamsansun
9. وَلَاwalāand not
10. زَمْهَرِيرًۭاzamharīranfreezing cold

وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا

Transliteration wadāniyatan ʿalayhim ẓilāluhā wadhullilat quṭūfuhā tadhlīlan

English And near above them are its shades, and its [fruit] to be picked will be lowered in compliance.

1. وَدَانِيَةًwadāniyatanAnd near
2. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabove them
3. ظِلَـٰلُهَاẓilāluhā(are) its shades
4. وَذُلِّلَتْwadhullilatand will hang low
5. قُطُوفُهَاquṭūfuhāits cluster of fruits
6. تَذْلِيلًۭاtadhlīlandangling low

وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠

Transliteration wayuṭāfu ʿalayhim biāniyatin min fiḍḍatin wa-akwābin kānat qawārīrā

English And there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass],

1. وَيُطَافُwayuṭāfuAnd will be circulated
2. عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimamong them
3. بِـَٔانِيَةٍۢbiāniyatinvessels
4. مِّنminof
5. فِضَّةٍۢfiḍḍatinsilver
6. وَأَكْوَابٍۢwa-akwābinand cups
7. كَانَتْkānat(that) are
8. قَوَارِيرَا۠qawārīrā(of) crystal

قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا

Transliteration qawārīrā min fiḍḍatin qaddarūhā taqdīran

English Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.

1. قَوَارِيرَا۟qawārīrāCrystal-clear
2. مِنminof
3. فِضَّةٍۢfiḍḍatinsilver
4. قَدَّرُوهَاqaddarūhāThey will determine its
5. تَقْدِيرًۭاtaqdīranmeasure

وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا

Transliteration wayus'qawna fīhā kasan kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlan

English And they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger

1. وَيُسْقَوْنَwayus'qawnaAnd they will be given to drink
2. فِيهَاfīhātherein
3. كَأْسًۭاkasana cup
4. كَانَkānais
5. مِزَاجُهَاmizājuhāits mixture
6. زَنجَبِيلًاzanjabīlan(of) Zanjabil

عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا

Transliteration ʿaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlan

English [From] a fountain within it [i.e., Paradise] named Salsabeel.

1. عَيْنًۭاʿaynanA spring
2. فِيهَاfīhātherein
3. تُسَمَّىٰtusammānamed
4. سَلْسَبِيلًۭاsalsabīlanSalsabil

۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا

Transliteration wayaṭūfu ʿalayhim wil'dānun mukhalladūna idhā ra-aytahum ḥasib'tahum lu'lu-an manthūran

English There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.

1. ۞ وَيَطُوفُwayaṭūfuAnd will circulate
2. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimamong them
3. وِلْدَٰنٌۭwil'dānunyoung boys
4. مُّخَلَّدُونَmukhalladūnamade eternal
5. إِذَاidhāWhen
6. رَأَيْتَهُمْra-aytahumyou see them
7. حَسِبْتَهُمْḥasib'tahumyou would think them
8. لُؤْلُؤًۭاlu'lu-an(to be) pearls
9. مَّنثُورًۭاmanthūranscattered

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا

Transliteration wa-idhā ra-ayta thamma ra-ayta naʿīman wamul'kan kabīran

English And when you look there [in Paradise], you will see pleasure and great dominion.

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. رَأَيْتَra-aytayou look
3. ثَمَّthammathen
4. رَأَيْتَra-aytayou will see
5. نَعِيمًۭاnaʿīmanblessings
6. وَمُلْكًۭاwamul'kanand a kingdom
7. كَبِيرًاkabīrangreat

عَـٰلِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ ۖ وَحُلُّوٓا۟ أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا

Transliteration ʿāliyahum thiyābu sundusin khuḍ'run wa-is'tabraqun waḥullū asāwira min fiḍḍatin wasaqāhum rabbuhum sharāban ṭahūran

English 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.

1. عَـٰلِيَهُمْʿāliyahumUpon them
2. ثِيَابُthiyābu(will be) garments
3. سُندُسٍsundusin(of) fine silk
4. خُضْرٌۭkhuḍ'rungreen
5. وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌۭ ۖwa-is'tabraqunand heavy brocade
6. وَحُلُّوٓا۟waḥullūAnd they will be adorned
7. أَسَاوِرَasāwira(with) bracelets
8. مِنminof
9. فِضَّةٍۢfiḍḍatinsilver
10. وَسَقَىٰهُمْwasaqāhumand will give them to drink
11. رَبُّهُمْrabbuhumtheir Lord
12. شَرَابًۭاsharābana drink
13. طَهُورًاṭahūranpure

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَآءً وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُم مَّشْكُورًا

Transliteration inna hādhā kāna lakum jazāan wakāna saʿyukum mashkūran

English [And it will be said], "Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated."

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
3. كَانَkānais
4. لَكُمْlakumfor you
5. جَزَآءًۭjazāana reward
6. وَكَانَwakānaand has been
7. سَعْيُكُمsaʿyukumyour effort
8. مَّشْكُورًاmashkūranappreciated

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا

Transliteration innā naḥnu nazzalnā ʿalayka l-qur'āna tanzīlan

English Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], the Qur’ān progressively.

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2. نَحْنُnaḥnu[We]
3. نَزَّلْنَاnazzalnā[We] revealed
4. عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
5. ٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'ānathe Quran
6. تَنزِيلًۭاtanzīlanprogressively

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا

Transliteration fa-iṣ'bir liḥuk'mi rabbika walā tuṭiʿ min'hum āthiman aw kafūran

English So be patient for the decision of your Lord and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful [disbeliever].

1. فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birSo be patient
2. لِحُكْمِliḥuk'mifor (the) Command
3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
5. تُطِعْtuṭiʿobey
6. مِنْهُمْmin'humfrom them
7. ءَاثِمًاāthimanany sinner
8. أَوْawor
9. كَفُورًۭاkafūrandisbeliever

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

Transliteration wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika buk'ratan wa-aṣīlan

English And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening

1. وَٱذْكُرِwa-udh'kuriAnd remember
2. ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4. بُكْرَةًۭbuk'ratanmorning
5. وَأَصِيلًۭاwa-aṣīlanand evening

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَٱسْجُدْ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا

Transliteration wamina al-layli fa-us'jud lahu wasabbiḥ'hu laylan ṭawīlan

English And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt [i.e., praise] Him a long [part of the] night.

1. وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
2. ٱلَّيْلِal-laylithe night
3. فَٱسْجُدْfa-us'judprostrate
4. لَهُۥlahuto Him
5. وَسَبِّحْهُwasabbiḥ'huand glorify Him
6. لَيْلًۭاlaylana night
7. طَوِيلًاṭawīlanlong

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا

Transliteration inna hāulāi yuḥibbūna l-ʿājilata wayadharūna warāahum yawman thaqīlan

English Indeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
3. يُحِبُّونَyuḥibbūnalove
4. ٱلْعَاجِلَةَl-ʿājilatathe immediate
5. وَيَذَرُونَwayadharūnaand leave
6. وَرَآءَهُمْwarāahumbehind them
7. يَوْمًۭاyawmana Day
8. ثَقِيلًۭاthaqīlangrave

نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا

Transliteration naḥnu khalaqnāhum washadadnā asrahum wa-idhā shi'nā baddalnā amthālahum tabdīlan

English We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.

1. نَّحْنُnaḥnuWe
2. خَلَقْنَـٰهُمْkhalaqnāhumcreated them
3. وَشَدَدْنَآwashadadnāand We strengthened
4. أَسْرَهُمْ ۖasrahumtheir forms
5. وَإِذَاwa-idhāand when
6. شِئْنَاshi'nāWe will
7. بَدَّلْنَآbaddalnāWe can change
8. أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْamthālahumtheir likeness[es]
9. تَبْدِيلًاtabdīlan(with) a change

إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

Transliteration inna hādhihi tadhkiratun faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlan

English Indeed, this is a reminder, so he who wills may take to his Lord a way.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihithis
3. تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ۖtadhkiratun(is) a reminder
4. فَمَنfamanso whoever
5. شَآءَshāawills
6. ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhalet him take
7. إِلَىٰilāto
8. رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
9. سَبِيلًۭاsabīlana way

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

Transliteration wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu inna l-laha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman

English And you do not will except that Allāh wills. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. تَشَآءُونَtashāūnayou will
3. إِلَّآillāexcept
4. أَنanthat
5. يَشَآءَyashāawills
6. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
7. إِنَّinnaIndeed
8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
9. كَانَkānais
10. عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower
11. حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise

يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا

Transliteration yud'khilu man yashāu fī raḥmatihi wal-ẓālimīna aʿadda lahum ʿadhāban alīman

English He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.

1. يُدْخِلُyud'khiluHe admits
2. مَنmanwhom
3. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
4. فِىfīinto
5. رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚraḥmatihiHis mercy
6. وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَwal-ẓālimīnabut (for) the wrongdoers
7. أَعَدَّaʿaddaHe has prepared
8. لَهُمْlahumfor them
9. عَذَابًاʿadhābana punishment
10. أَلِيمًۢاalīmanpainful