Surah An-Nas (Mankind)

سُورَةُ الناس

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾

   114:1 Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

2. مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾

   114:2 The Sovereign of mankind,

3. إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾

   114:3 The God of mankind,

4. مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾

   114:4 From the evil of the retreating whisperer[2016] -

   Notes

   [2016] i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.

5. ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾

   114:5 Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

6. مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

   114:6 From among the jinn and mankind."[2017]

   Notes

   [2017] Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.