الانسان

Hal ata AAala alinsani heenun mina alddahri lam yakun shayan mathkooran

Was there not a period of time when man was not a thing [even] mentioned[1]?

Inna khalaqna alinsana min nutfatin amshajin nabtaleehi fajaAAalnahu sameeAAan baseeran

Indeed, We created man from a drop of mixed fluids[2], in order to test him. So We gave him hearing and sight.

Inna hadaynahu alssabeela imma shakiran waimma kafooran

Indeed, We showed him the way, whether he is grateful or ungrateful.

Inna aAAtadna lilkafireena salasila waaghlalan wasaAAeeran

We have surely prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a Blazing Fire.

Inna alabrara yashraboona min kasin kana mizajuha kafooran

Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] flavored with camphor[3],

AAaynan yashrabu biha AAibadu Allahi yufajjiroonaha tafjeeran

a spring from which Allah’s slaves will drink, which will flow as they wish.

Yoofoona bialnnathri wayakhafoona yawman kana sharruhu mustateeran

They fulfill their vows and fear a Day whose evil will spread far and wide,

WayutAAimona alttaAAama AAala hubbihi miskeenan wayateeman waaseeran

and they give food, despite their love for it[4], to the needy, the orphans, and the captives,

Innama nutAAimukum liwajhi Allahi la nureedu minkum jazaan wala shukooran

[saying to themselves] “We feed you only for the sake of Allah; we seek from you neither reward nor gratitude.

Inna nakhafu min rabbina yawman AAaboosan qamtareeran

We fear from our Lord a grim and distressful Day.”

Fawaqahumu Allahu sharra thalika alyawmi walaqqahum nadratan wasurooran

So Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day, and will grant them radiance and delight,

Wajazahum bima sabaroo jannatan wahareeran

and will reward them for their perseverance with Paradise and garments of silk.

Muttakieena feeha AAala alaraiki la yarawna feeha shamsan wala zamhareeran

They will recline therein on adorned couches; neither feeling scorching heat[5] nor freezing cold.

Wadaniyatan AAalayhim thilaluha wathullilat qutoofuha tathleelan

with shady branches spread above them, and clusters of fruit will be made within their reach.

Wayutafu AAalayhim bianiyatin min fiddatin waakwabin kanat qawareera

They will be served frequently with silver vessels and crystal cups,

Qawareera min fiddatin qaddarooha taqdeeran

crystalline goblets of silver, filled precisely as desired.

Wayusqawna feeha kasan kana mizajuha zanjabeelan

They will be given a glass [of wine] flavored with ginger

AAaynan feeha tusamma salsabeelan

from a spring therein called Salsabīl.

Wayatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona itha raaytahum hasibtahum luluan manthooran

They will be served by eternal young boys; if you see them, you would think that they are scattered pearls.

Waitha raayta thamma raayta naAAeeman wamulkan kabeeran

If you were to look around, you would see bliss and a vast dominion.

AAaliyahum thiyabu sundusin khudrun waistabraqun wahulloo asawira min fiddatin wasaqahum rabbuhum sharaban tahooran

They will be dressed in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a pure drink.

Inna hatha kana lakum jazaan wakana saAAyukum mashkooran

[And they will be told,] “Indeed, this is your reward, and your efforts have been appreciated.”

Inna nahnu nazzalna AAalayka alqurana tanzeelan

Indeed, it is We Who have sent down the Qur’an to you in stages.

Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala tutiAA minhum athiman aw kafooran

So be patient with your Lord’s decree, and do not obey any sinner or disbeliever from among them.

Waothkuri isma rabbika bukratan waaseelan

And remember the Name of your Lord morning and evening[6],

Wamina allayli faosjud lahu wasabbihhu laylan taweelan

and prostrate to Him at night, and glorify Him at length by night[7].

Inna haolai yuhibboona alAAajilata wayatharoona waraahum yawman thaqeelan

Indeed, these [pagans] love this fleeting life and pay no heed to a heavy Day ahead of them.

Nahnu khalaqnahum washadadna asrahum waitha shina baddalna amthalahum tabdeelan

It is We Who created them and strengthened their build. If We will, We can replace them with others like them.

Inna hathihi tathkiratun faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeelan

Indeed, this is a reminder; so let anyone who wills may take a way to his Lord.

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu inna Allaha kana AAaleeman hakeeman

But you cannot will unless Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Yudkhilu man yashao fee rahmatihi waalththalimeena aAAadda lahum AAathaban aleeman

He admits whom He wills into His mercy, but for the wrongdoers He has prepared a painful punishment.