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Surah An-Nas — Word by Word

الناس

Mankind

MeccanJuz 306 ayahs

Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1
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qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-nāsi

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

2
٢

maliki l-nāsi

The Sovereign of mankind,

3
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ilāhi l-nāsi

The God of mankind,

4
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min sharri l-waswāsi l-khanāsi

From the evil of the retreating whisperer -

5
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alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri l-nāsi

Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

6
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mina l-jinati wal-nāsi

From among the jinn and mankind".