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English - Chapter 76 - Al-Insan
Translation by N J Dawood — Permalink
Verse 1 — Surah Al-Insan 76:1
DOES THERE not pass over man a space of time when his life is a blank?⁴
Verse 2 — Surah Al-Insan 76:2
We have created man from the union of the two sexes, that We may put him to the proof. We have endowed him with hearing and sight
Verse 3 — Surah Al-Insan 76:3
and, be he thankful or oblivious of Our favours, We have shown him the right path
Verse 4 — Surah Al-Insan 76:4
For the unbelievers We have prepared chains and fetters, and a Conflagration
Verse 5 — Surah Al-Insan 76:5
But the righteous shall drink of a cup tempered at the Camphor Fountain
Verse 6 — Surah Al-Insan 76:6
a gushing spring at which the worshippers of God refresh themselves
Verse 7 — Surah Al-Insan 76:7
they who keep their vows and dread the far-flung terrors of a certain day
Verse 8 — Surah Al-Insan 76:8
who, though they hold it dear, give sustenance to the destitute, the orphan, and the captive, saying
Verse 9 — Surah Al-Insan 76:9
We feed you for God‘s sake only; we seek of you no recompense nor thanks
Verse 10 — Surah Al-Insan 76:10
for we fear from our Lord a day of anguish and of woe
Verse 11 — Surah Al-Insan 76:11
God will deliver them from the evil of that day, and make their faces shine with joy
Verse 12 — Surah Al-Insan 76:12
He will reward them for their steadfastness with Paradise and robes of silk
Verse 13 — Surah Al-Insan 76:13
Reclining there upon soft couches, they shall feel neither the scorching heat nor the biting cold
Verse 14 — Surah Al-Insan 76:14
Trees will spread their shade around them, and fruits will hang in clusters over them
Verse 15 — Surah Al-Insan 76:15
They shall be served on silver dishes, and beakers as large as goblets
Verse 16 — Surah Al-Insan 76:16
silver goblets which they themselves shall measure
Verse 17 — Surah Al-Insan 76:17
and cups brim-full with ginger-flavoured water
Verse 18 — Surah Al-Insan 76:18
from a fount called Salsabil
Verse 19 — Surah Al-Insan 76:19
They shall be attended by boys graced with eternal youth, who to the beholder‘s eyes will seem like sprinkled pearls
Verse 20 — Surah Al-Insan 76:20
When you gaze and gaze upon that scene, you shall behold a kingdom blissful and glorious
Verse 21 — Surah Al-Insan 76:21
They shall be arrayed in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver. Their Lord will give them pure nectar to drink
Verse 22 — Surah Al-Insan 76:22
Thus shall you be rewarded; your endeavours shall earn much thanks
Verse 23 — Surah Al-Insan 76:23
It was We who sent down to you the Koran by gradual revelation
Verse 24 — Surah Al-Insan 76:24
therefore await with patience the judgement of your Lord, and yield to none of them, sinner or blasphemer
Verse 25 — Surah Al-Insan 76:25
Remember the name of your Lord morning and evening
Verse 26 — Surah Al-Insan 76:26
in the night time bow to Him: and praise Him all night long
Verse 27 — Surah Al-Insan 76:27
Surely the unbelievers love this fleeting life too well, and leave behind them a heavy day of doom
Verse 28 — Surah Al-Insan 76:28
We created them, and endowed their limbs and joints with strength; but if We please, We can replace them by others like them
Verse 29 — Surah Al-Insan 76:29
This is indeed an Admonition. Let him that will, take the right path to his Lord
Verse 30 — Surah Al-Insan 76:30
Yet you cannot will, except by the will of God. God is omniscient and wise
Verse 31 — Surah Al-Insan 76:31
He admits into His mercy whom He will: and for the wrongdoers He has prepared a woeful punishment