Al-Insaan

Hal ataa 'alal insaani heenum minad dahri lam yakun shai'am mazkooraa

HAS THERE [not] been an endless span of time before man [appeared - a time] when he was not yet a thing to be thought of?

Innaa khalaqnal insaana min nutfatin amshaajin nabta leehi faja'alnaahu samee'am baseeraa

Verily, it is We who have created man out of a drop of sperm intermingled, so that We might try him [in his later life]: and therefore We made him a being endowed with hearing and sight.

Innaa hadainaahus sabeela immaa shaakiranw wa immaa kafoora

Verily, We have shown him the way: [and it rests with him to prove himself] either grateful or ungrateful.

Innaaa a'tadnaa lilkaa fireena salaasila wa aghlaalanw wa sa'eeraa

[Now,] behold, for those who deny the truth We have readied chains and shackles, and a blazing flame

innal abraara yashra boona min kaasin kaana mizaa juhaa kaafooraa

[whereas,] behold, the truly virtuous shall drink from a cup flavoured with the calyx of sweet-smelling flowers:

'Aynany yashrabu bihaa 'ibaadul laahi yafajjiroonahaa tafjeeraa

a source [of bliss] whereof God's servants shall drink, seeing it flow in a flow abundant.

Yoofoona binnazri wa yakhaafoona yawman kaana sharruhoo mustateeraa

[The truly virtuous are] they [who] fulfil their vows, and stand in awe of a Day the woe of which is bound to spread far and wide,

Wa yut''imoonat ta'aama 'alaa hubbihee miskeenanw wa yatemanw wa aseeraa

and who give food - however great be their own want of it - unto the needy, and the orphan, and the captive,

Innaamaa nut'imukum li wajhil laahi laa nureedu minkum jazaaa'anw wa laa shukooraa

[saying, in their hearts,] "We feed you for the sake of God alone: we desire no recompense from you, nor thanks:

Innaa nakhaafu mir Rabbinna Yawman 'aboosan qamtareeraa

behold, we stand in awe of our Sustainer's judgment on a distressful, fateful Day!"

Fa waqaahumul laahu sharra zaalikal yawmi wa laqqaahum nadratanw wa surooraa

And so, God will preserve them from the woes of that Day, and will bestow on them brightness and joy,

Wa jazaahum bimaa sabaroo janatanw wa hareeraa

and will reward them for all their patience in adversity with a garden [of bliss] and with [garments of] silk.

muttaki'eena feeha 'alal araaa 'iki laa yarawna feehaa shamsanw wa laa zamhareeraa

In that [garden] they will on couches recline, and will know therein neither [burning] sun nor cold severe,

Wa daaniyatan 'alaihim zilaaluhaa wa zullilat qutoofu haa tazleela

since its [blissful] shades will come down low over them, and low will hang down its clusters of fruit, most easy to reach.

Wa yutaafu 'alaihim bi aaniyatim min fiddatinw wa akwaabin kaanat qawaareeraa

And they will be waited upon with vessels of silver and goblets that will [seem to] be crystal –

Qawaareera min fiddatin qaddaroohaa taqdeeraa

crystal-like, [but] of silver - the measure whereof they alone will determine.

Wa yusawna feehaa kaasan kaana mizaajuhaa zanjabeelaa

And in that [paradise] they will be given to drink of a cup flavoured with ginger,

'Aynan feeha tusammaa salsabeelaa

[derived from] a source [to be found] therein, whose name is "Seek Thy Way".

Wa yatoofu 'alaihim wildaanum mukhalladoona izaa ra aytahum hasibtahum lu'lu 'am mansoora

And immortal youths will wait upon them: when thou seest them, thou wouldst deem them to be scattered pearls;

Wa izaa ra ayta summa ra ayta na'eemanw wa mulkan kabeera

and when thou seest [anything that is] there thou wilt see [only] bliss and a realm transcendent

'Aaliyahum siyaabu sundusin khudrunw wa istabraq, wa hullooo asaawira min fiddatinw wa saqaahum Rabbuhum sharaaban tahooraa

Upon those [blest] will be garments of green silk and brocade; and they will be adorned with bracelets of silver. And their Sustainer will them to drink of a drink most pure.

Innaa haazaa kaana lakum jazz 'anw wa kaana sa'yukum mashkooraa

[And they will be told:] "Verily, all this is your reward since Your endeavour [in life] has met [God's] goodly acceptance!"

Innaa nahnu nazzalnaa 'alaikal quraana tanzeelaa

VERILY, [O believer,] it is We who have bestowed from on high this Qur’an upon thee, step by step - truly a bestowal from on high!

Fasbir lihukmi Rabbika wa laa tuti' minhum aasiman aw kafooraa

Await, then, in all patience thy Sustainer's judgment, and pay no heed to any of them, who is a wilful sinner or an ingrate;

Wazkuris ma Rabbika bukratanw wa aseelaa

and bear in mind thy Sustainer's name at morn and evening

Wa minal laili fasjud lahoo wa sabbihhu lailan taweelaa

and during some of the night, and prostrate thyself before Him, and extol His limitless glory throughout the long night.

Inna haaa'ulaa'i yuhibboona 'aajilata wa yazaroona waraaa'ahum yawman saqeelaa

Behold, they [who are unmindful of God] love this fleeting life, and leave behind them [all thought of] a grief-laden Day.

Nahnu khalaqnaahum wa shadadnaaa asrahum wa izaa shi'naa baddalnaaa amsaala hum tabdeelaa

[They will not admit to themselves that] it We who have created them and strengthened their make - and [that] if it be Our will We can replace them entirely with others of their kind.

Inna haazihee tazkiratun fa man shaaa'at takhaza ilaa rabbihee sabeela

VERILY, all this is an admonition: whoever, then, so wills, may unto his Sustainer find a way.

Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaa anyyashaaa'al laah; innal laahaa kaana'Aleeman Hakeema

But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]: for, behold, God is indeed all-seeing, wise.

Yudkhilu mai yashaaa'u fee rahmatih; wazzaalimeena a'adda lahum 'azaaban aleemaa

He admits unto His grace everyone who wills [to be admitted]; but as for the evildoers - for them has He readied grievous suffering [in the life to come].