Surah Al-Insan - English Translation by Dr Kamal Omar

هَلۡ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ حِينٞ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهۡرِ لَمۡ يَكُن شَيۡـٔٗا مَّذۡكُورًا

Has there passed over the human being a portion from the passing time when he becomes not an item mentioned (to somebody)
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 1

إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ أَمۡشَاجٖ نَّبۡتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ سَمِيعَۢا بَصِيرًا

Surely, We created the human being out of Nutfah mixed (with male and female discharge). We (put him to test and trial as We) test him. So We made him (as) one who hears (and) one who sees
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 2

إِنَّا هَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرٗا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

Verily, We guided him to The Path, whether (he be) grateful, and whether (he be) ungrateful
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 3

إِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ سَلَٰسِلَاْ وَأَغۡلَٰلٗا وَسَعِيرًا

Truly, We have arranged for the disbelievers iron chains, iron collars and a blazing Fire
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 4

إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ يَشۡرَبُونَ مِن كَأۡسٖ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا

Surely Al-Abrar shall drink from (the contents of) a cup whose component (would be) camphor
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 5

عَيۡنٗا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفۡجِيرٗا

(its source being) a spring: Ibad of Allah shall have a drink thereof; they will make it gush forth — flowing with full force
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 6

يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذۡرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوۡمٗا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسۡتَطِيرٗا

They (had been such people who) implement (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil (would be) widespread
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 7

وَيُطۡعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسۡكِينٗا وَيَتِيمٗا وَأَسِيرًا

and they provide the food, out of love and regard for Him to the indigent, and orphan or weak and a captive
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 8

إِنَّمَا نُطۡعِمُكُمۡ لِوَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمۡ جَزَآءٗ وَلَا شُكُورًا

(saying): “Surely, what (is a fact is that) we feed you for the attention and pleasure of Allah. We do not wish from you anything in exchange as a reward, and nor thanks
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 9

إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوۡمًا عَبُوسٗا قَمۡطَرِيرٗا

Verily, we fear from our Nourisher-Sustainer a Day extremely distressful, tremendously horrible.”
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 10

فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمۡ نَضۡرَةٗ وَسُرُورٗا

So Allah saved them from the evil of that Day and He provided them cheerfulness and joy
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 11

وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُواْ جَنَّةٗ وَحَرِيرٗا

And their reward because of that which they bore in patience (would be) Garden and (raiments of) silk
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 12

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِۖ لَا يَرَوۡنَ فِيهَا شَمۡسٗا وَلَا زَمۡهَرِيرٗا

Reclining ones therein on sofas. They shall not experience therein (the presence of the) sun, and nor excessive or bitter cold
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 13

وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيۡهِمۡ ظِلَٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتۡ قُطُوفُهَا تَذۡلِيلٗا

And the shades thereof (are as if) coming down over them; and the clusters (of fruits) thereof have been made to come down (over them) to an extreme lowering
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 14

وَيُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٖ مِّن فِضَّةٖ وَأَكۡوَابٖ كَانَتۡ قَوَارِيرَا۠

And repeatedly will be passed over them vessels (and jugs made) of silver and cups (which) appeared (like) crystals
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 15

قَوَارِيرَاْ مِن فِضَّةٖ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقۡدِيرٗا

crystals of silver. They took a measure of it measuring (it as they desired)
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 16

وَيُسۡقَوۡنَ فِيهَا كَأۡسٗا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا

And they would be made to drink therein a cup whose one component came to be ginger
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 17

عَيۡنٗا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلۡسَبِيلٗا

A spring therein (fills this cup). It has been allotted the name Salsabil
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 18

۞وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ حَسِبۡتَهُمۡ لُؤۡلُؤٗا مَّنثُورٗا

And will move all around them boys (of everlasting youthful freshness). When you noticed them you assessed them scattered pearls
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 19

وَإِذَا رَأَيۡتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيۡتَ نَعِيمٗا وَمُلۡكٗا كَبِيرًا

And when you noticed, then and there, you noticed delights and a tremendous dominion
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 20

عَٰلِيَهُمۡ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضۡرٞ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٞۖ وَحُلُّوٓاْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٖ وَسَقَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ شَرَابٗا طَهُورًا

Over them, overgarments of Sundus (fine silk) and Istabraq (brocade). And they would be adorned with bracelets of silver; and their Nourisher-Sustainer made them drink a purified, sanctified drink
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 21

إِنَّ هَٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمۡ جَزَآءٗ وَكَانَ سَعۡيُكُم مَّشۡكُورًا

(They will be told): “Truly, this became unto you a reward, and your endeavour stands appreciated and fully thanked.”
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 22

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَنزِيلٗا

Verily We, We, We have sent down unto you Al-Quran descending gradually (in portions, and after intervals)
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 23

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعۡ مِنۡهُمۡ ءَاثِمًا أَوۡ كَفُورٗا

So be steadfast regarding Hukm (‘Ordainment’) of your Nourisher-Sustainer; and do not obey among them a sinner or a disbeliever
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 24

وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ بُكۡرَةٗ وَأَصِيلٗا

And remind (yourself and remind others) the Name of your Nourisher-Sustainer (in the) morning and the late-afternoon (in your Fajr and Asr Prayers)
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 25

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَٱسۡجُدۡ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحۡهُ لَيۡلٗا طَوِيلًا

And in a portion of the night: so prostrate for Him and glorify Him long night through — (at the start of the night in Maghrib Prayer, at the darkness of the night in Isha Prayer, and in late or terminal part of the night in supererogatory Tahajjud Prayer)
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 26

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمۡ يَوۡمٗا ثَقِيلٗا

Surely, all these contemporary people intensely desire the swiftly passing event (i.e., the life-span of this immediate world), and they overlook behind them a heavy Day (i.e., the Day of Accountability)
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 27

نَّحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰهُمۡ وَشَدَدۡنَآ أَسۡرَهُمۡۖ وَإِذَا شِئۡنَا بَدَّلۡنَآ أَمۡثَٰلَهُمۡ تَبۡدِيلًا

We, We have created them and We strengthened their bony-joints. And whenever We thought proper We brought in (their) place similar to them as a complete replacement
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 28