Surah Al-Insan Word by Word Translation, Transliteration with Audio

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

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

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

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

innā hadaynāhu l-sabīla immā shākiran wa-immā kafūran

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

innā aʿtadnā lil'kāfirīna salāsilā wa-aghlālan wasaʿīran

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

inna l-abrāra yashrabūna min kasin kāna mizājuhā kāfūran

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

ʿaynan yashrabu bihā ʿibādu l-lahi yufajjirūnahā tafjīran

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

yūfūna bil-nadhri wayakhāfūna yawman kāna sharruhu mus'taṭīran

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

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

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

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

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

innā nakhāfu min rabbinā yawman ʿabūsan qamṭarīran

We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”

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

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

wajazāhum bimā ṣabarū jannatan waḥarīran

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

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

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

wadāniyatan ʿalayhim ẓilāluhā wadhullilat quṭūfuhā tadhlīlan

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

wayuṭāfu ʿalayhim biāniyatin min fiḍḍatin wa-akwābin kānat qawārīrā

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

qawārīrā min fiḍḍatin qaddarūhā taqdīran

crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.

wayus'qawna fīhā kasan kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlan

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

ʿaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlan

from a spring there, called Salsabîl.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

inna hādhā kāna lakum jazāan wakāna saʿyukum mashkūran

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

innā naḥnu nazzalnā ʿalayka l-qur'āna tanzīlan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

inna hāulāi yuḥibbūna l-ʿājilata wayadharūna warāahum yawman thaqīlan

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

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

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

inna hādhihi tadhkiratun faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlan

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

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

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