Surah Al-Insan - English Translation by Muhammad Taqi Usmani

هَلۡ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ حِينٞ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهۡرِ لَمۡ يَكُن شَيۡـٔٗا مَّذۡكُورًا

There has come upon man a period of time in which he was nothing worth mentioning
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 1

إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ أَمۡشَاجٖ نَّبۡتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ سَمِيعَۢا بَصِيرًا

We have created man from a mixed sperm-drop to put him to a test; then We made him able to hear, able to see
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 2

إِنَّا هَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرٗا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

We have shown him the way to be either grateful or ungrateful
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 3

إِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ سَلَٰسِلَاْ وَأَغۡلَٰلٗا وَسَعِيرًا

We have prepared, for the disbelievers, shackles and iron-collars and a blazing Fire
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 4

إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ يَشۡرَبُونَ مِن كَأۡسٖ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا

Indeed, the righteous will have a drink from a goblet, blended with (a drink from) Camphor
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 5

عَيۡنٗا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفۡجِيرٗا

that will be a spring from which Allah‘s servants will drink, making it flow (wherever they wish) profusely
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 6

يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذۡرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوۡمٗا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسۡتَطِيرٗا

They (are the ones who) fulfill their vows, and fear a day whose evil (events) will spread far and wide
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 7

وَيُطۡعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسۡكِينٗا وَيَتِيمٗا وَأَسِيرًا

and they give food, out of their love for Him (Allah), to the needy, and the orphan, and the captive
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 8

إِنَّمَا نُطۡعِمُكُمۡ لِوَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمۡ جَزَآءٗ وَلَا شُكُورًا

(saying to them,) .We feed you only for the sake of Allah; we have no intention of (receiving) either a return from you or thanks
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 9

إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوۡمًا عَبُوسٗا قَمۡطَرِيرٗا

In fact, we are fearful of a day, from the side of our Lord, that will be frowning, extremely malignant
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 10

فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمۡ نَضۡرَةٗ وَسُرُورٗا

So Allah will save them from the evil of that day, and will grant them bloom and delight
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 11

وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُواْ جَنَّةٗ وَحَرِيرٗا

and will give them, in return for their patience, Paradise and (garments of) silk
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 12

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِۖ لَا يَرَوۡنَ فِيهَا شَمۡسٗا وَلَا زَمۡهَرِيرٗا

wherein they will be reclining on couches, feeling neither heat of the sun nor intense cold
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 13

وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيۡهِمۡ ظِلَٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتۡ قُطُوفُهَا تَذۡلِيلٗا

And shades of gardens will be hanging low on them, and their fruits will be placed totally under their command
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 14

وَيُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٖ مِّن فِضَّةٖ وَأَكۡوَابٖ كَانَتۡ قَوَارِيرَا۠

Circulated among them will be vessels of silver, and cups that will be (as transparent as) crystals
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 15

قَوَارِيرَاْ مِن فِضَّةٖ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقۡدِيرٗا

crystals (as shining as if made) of silver, measured by those (who filled them) with due measure
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 16

وَيُسۡقَوۡنَ فِيهَا كَأۡسٗا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا

And they will be served with goblet of a drink blended with ginger
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 17

عَيۡنٗا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلۡسَبِيلٗا

(acquired from) a spring therein called Salsabil
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 18

۞وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ حَسِبۡتَهُمۡ لُؤۡلُؤٗا مَّنثُورٗا

And circling around them will be serving boys, blessed with eternal youth; when you would see them, you would take them as scattered pearls
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 19

وَإِذَا رَأَيۡتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيۡتَ نَعِيمٗا وَمُلۡكٗا كَبِيرًا

When you will look around there, you will see the Bliss and a magnificent realm
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 20

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

Upon them will be garments of green sundus (a kind of fine silk), and of istabraq (a kind of thick silk), and they will be adorned by bracelets of silver. Their Lord will give them a pure beverage to drink
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 21

إِنَّ هَٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمۡ جَزَآءٗ وَكَانَ سَعۡيُكُم مَّشۡكُورًا

This is a reward for you, and your effort has been appreciated
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 22

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَنزِيلٗا

Indeed we have revealed to you the Qur‘an through a gradual process
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 23

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعۡ مِنۡهُمۡ ءَاثِمًا أَوۡ كَفُورٗا

So, be steadfast patiently in (obeying) your Lord‘s command, and do not obey any one of them who is sinner or ungrateful
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 24

وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ بُكۡرَةٗ وَأَصِيلٗا

And pronounce the name of Allah morning and evening
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 25

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَٱسۡجُدۡ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحۡهُ لَيۡلٗا طَوِيلًا

And in some parts of night prostrate yourself before Him, and pronounce His purity for long times at night
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 26

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمۡ يَوۡمٗا ثَقِيلٗا

In fact these people love that which is immediate, and neglect a Heavy Day ahead of them
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 27

نَّحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰهُمۡ وَشَدَدۡنَآ أَسۡرَهُمۡۖ وَإِذَا شِئۡنَا بَدَّلۡنَآ أَمۡثَٰلَهُمۡ تَبۡدِيلًا

We have created them and have made their joints strong. And whenever We will, We would replace them with others like them, a total replacement
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 28