76. Sūrat Al-Insan · Man

Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing yet worth mentioning?

Hath there come upon man (ever) any period of time in which he was a thing unremembered?

HAS THERE [not] been an endless span of time before man [appeared - a time] when he was not yet a thing to be thought of?

Undoubtedly, there has come upon man a time when there was no mentioning of his name anywhere.

Surely, there has passed over man a period of time when he was not a thing worth mentioning

˹For˺ indeed, We ˹alone˺ created humans from a drop of mixed fluids, ˹in order˺ to test them, so We made them hear and see.

Lo! We create man from a drop of thickened fluid to test him; so We make him hearing, knowing.

Verily, it is We who have created man out of a drop of sperm intermingled, so that We might try him [in his later life]: and therefore We made him a being endowed with hearing and sight.

Undoubtedly, We created man from a mingled sperm drop that We might try him, so We made him hearing, seeing.

Surely, We created man from a fertilized ovum that We keep turning and examining (from one stage to the next till birth). So We have made him (in the order of) hearing (then) seeing

We already showed them the Way, whether they ˹choose to˺ be grateful or ungrateful.

Lo! We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving.

Verily, We have shown him the way: [and it rests with him to prove himself] either grateful or ungrateful.

Undoubtedly, We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful.

Indeed, We also showed him the way (to understanding and insight for distinguishing between the truth and falsehood) whether he (now) becomes thankful or continues to be ungrateful

Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a blazing Fire.

Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers manacles and carcans and a raging fire.

[Now,] behold, for those who deny the truth We have readied chains and shackles, and a blazing flame

Undoubtedly, We have already prepared for the infidels' chains and iron collars and a blazing fire.

Verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains (for the feet), neck-fetters and the Blazing Fire (of Hell)

Indeed, the virtuous will have a drink ˹of pure wine˺—flavoured with camphor—

Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of Kafur,

[whereas,] behold, the truly virtuous shall drink from a cup flavoured with the calyx of sweet-smelling flowers:

Undoubtedly, the virtuous will drink of a cup whereof the admixture is camphor.

Surely, the sincerely devoted and obedient will drink from the cups (of the holy drink) mixed with kafur (to enhance its aroma, colour and taste)

˹from˺ a spring where Allah’s servants will drink, flowing at their will.

A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah drink, making it gush forth abundantly,

a source [of bliss] whereof God's servants shall drink, seeing it flow in a flow abundant.

What is the camphor, it is spring wherefrom the most special bondmen of Allah will drink. They will make it gush forth wherever they would like in their places

(Kafur is) a spring (in Paradise) that (the privileged) servants of Allah (i.e., Awliya’ Allah) will drink from, and will (also) make it flow to wherever they will desire in the form of small brooks (to make others drink of it)

They ˹are those who˺ fulfil ˹their˺ vows and fear a Day of sweeping horror,

(Because) they perform the vow and fear a day whereof the evil is wide-spreading,

[The truly virtuous are] they [who] fulfil their vows, and stand in awe of a Day the woe of which is bound to spread far and wide,

They fulfil their vows, and fear a day the evil of which is wide-spread.

(These privileged servants of Allah are those) who fulfil their vows and keep fearing that Day whose severity spreads afar

and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive,

And feed with food the needy wretch, the orphan and the prisoner, for love of Him,

and who give food - however great be their own want of it - unto the needy, and the orphan, and the captive,

And they feed, for love of Him, the poor. The orphan and the prisoner.

And they give (their own) food, in deep love of Allah, to the needy, the orphan and prisoner (out of sacrifice, despite their own desire and need for it)

˹saying to themselves,˺ “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.

(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you;

[saying, in their hearts,] "We feed you for the sake of God alone: we desire no recompense from you, nor thanks:

They say to them, 'We feed you for Allah pleasure only. We desire no recompense or thanks from you'.

(And say:) ‘We are feeding you only to please Allah. We do not seek any recompense from you nor (wish for) any thanks

We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”

Lo! we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate.

behold, we stand in awe of our Sustainer's judgment on a distressful, fateful Day!"

Undoubtedly, we fear from our Lord a day, which is frowning and very hard.

We fear from our Lord the Day which will make (the faces) look very dark (and) ugly.

So Allah will deliver them from the horror of that Day, and grant them radiance and joy,

Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy;

And so, God will preserve them from the woes of that Day, and will bestow on them brightness and joy,

So Allah has saved them from the evil of that day and granted them cheerfulness and happiness.

So Allah will save them from the terror of that Day (for their fear of Allah) and will grant them freshness, bloom and blush (on their faces) and ecstasy and delight (in their hearts)

and reward them for their perseverance with a Garden ˹in Paradise˺ and ˹garments of˺ silk.

And hath awarded them for all that they endured, a Garden and silk attire;

and will reward them for all their patience in adversity with a garden [of bliss] and with [garments of] silk.

And recompensed them for their patience with a Garden, and silken clothes.

And will bless them with Gardens (to live in) and silky clothes (to wear), a reward for their patience

There they will be reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches, never seeing scorching heat or bitter cold.

Reclining therein upon couches, they will find there neither (heat of) a sun nor bitter cold.

In that [garden] they will on couches recline, and will know therein neither [burning] sun nor cold severe,

They will be reclined upon coaches in the Garden neither they will see therein sunny heat nor excessive cold.

Reclining in it against cushions on raised couches, they will find there neither intense cold nor heat

The Garden’s shade will be right above them, and its fruit will be made very easy to reach.

The shade thereof is close upon them and the clustered fruits thereof bow down.

since its [blissful] shades will come down low over them, and low will hang down its clusters of fruit, most easy to reach.

And its shades will be inclined over them, and its clusters would have been made hanging down.

And the shades (of trees in Paradise) will close upon them, and the bunches of their (fruits) will be hanging low

They will be waited on with silver vessels and cups of crystal—

Goblets of silver are brought round for them, and beakers (as) of glass

And they will be waited upon with vessels of silver and goblets that will [seem to] be crystal –

And there shall be passed around them silver vessels and goblets, which will be bright as glass.

And (the servants) will go round them with vessels of silver and (pure and clean) goblets of shining glass

crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.

(Bright as) glass but (made) of silver, which they (themselves) have measured to the measure (of their deeds).

crystal-like, [but] of silver - the measure whereof they alone will determine.

What type of glass, glass of silver, the cupbearers would have placed them on complete measurement.

And glasses made of silver which they will have filled with exact measures (according to everyone’s desire)

And they will be given a drink ˹of pure wine˺ flavoured with ginger

There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil,

And in that [paradise] they will be given to drink of a cup flavoured with ginger,

Therein, they shall be made to drink a cup whose mixture will be ginger.

And they will be made to drink there cups of (the holy drink) mixed with Zanjabil

from a spring there, called Salsabîl.

(The water of) a spring therein, named Salsabil.

[derived from] a source [to be found] therein, whose name is "Seek Thy Way".

What ginger is, it is a spring in the Paradise called Sal-Sabil.

(Zanjabil is) a spring in this (Paradise) named Salsabil

They will be waited on by eternal youths. If you saw them, you would think they were scattered pearls.

There wait on them immortal youths, whom, when thou seest, thou wouldst take for scattered pearls.

And immortal youths will wait upon them: when thou seest them, thou wouldst deem them to be scattered pearls;

And never aging youths shall go around them for service, when you see them; you think them to be pearls sprinkled.

And going round them will be (innocent) adolescents who will remain ever-young. When you will see them, you will consider them as scattered pearls

And if you looked around, you would see ˹indescribable˺ bliss and a vast kingdom.

When thou seest, thou wilt see there bliss and high estate.

and when thou seest [anything that is] there thou wilt see [only] bliss and a realm transcendent

And when you look to them, you see a bliss and a great Kingdom.

And when you will look (at Paradise), you will find blessings (in abundance) and a mighty kingdom (all around)

The virtuous will be ˹dressed˺ in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink.

Their raiment will be fine green silk and gold embroidery. Bracelets of silver will they wear. Their Lord will slake their thirst with a pure drink.

Upon those [blest] will be garments of green silk and brocade; and they will be adorned with bracelets of silver. And their Sustainer will them to drink of a drink most pure.

Upon their bodies, there are green silken garments and brocade and are made to wear bracelets of silver. And their Lord made them to drink pure beverage.

They will be clad in green, fine silk and rich brocade attire, and they will be made to wear silver bracelets, and their Lord will make them drink a holy beverage

˹And they will be told,˺ “All this is surely a reward for you. Your striving has been appreciated.”

(And it will be said unto them): Lo! this is a reward for you. Your endeavour (upon earth) hath found acceptance.

[And they will be told:] "Verily, all this is your reward since Your endeavour [in life] has met [God's] goodly acceptance!"

It will be told to them, this is your recompense, and your labour bore fruits.

Surely, that will be your reward and your hard work is acknowledged

Indeed, it is We Who have revealed the Quran to you ˹O Prophet˺ in stages.

Lo! We, even We, have revealed unto thee the Qur'an, a revelation;

VERILY, [O believer,] it is We who have bestowed from on high this Qur’an upon thee, step by step - truly a bestowal from on high!

Undoubtedly We have sent down the Quran on you in piece-meal.

Indeed, We have revealed the Qur’an to you piecemeal

So be patient with your Lord’s decree, and do not yield to any evildoer or ˹staunch˺ disbeliever from among them.

So submit patiently to thy Lord's command, and obey not of them any guilty one or disbeliever.

Await, then, in all patience thy Sustainer's judgment, and pay no heed to any of them, who is a wilful sinner or an ingrate;

So be you patient under the order of your Lord, and hear not anyone of them sinner or unthankful.

So (continue to) be patient for the sake of your Lord’s command and do not give your ear to any liar, sinner or disbeliever or thankless person from amongst them

˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord morning and evening,

Remember the name of thy Lord at morn and evening.

and bear in mind thy Sustainer's name at morn and evening

And remember the name of your Lord morning and evening.

And remember the Name of your Lord morning and evening

and prostrate before Him during part of the night, and glorify Him long at night.

And worship Him (a portion) of the night. And glorify Him through the livelong night.

and during some of the night, and prostrate thyself before Him, and extol His limitless glory throughout the long night.

And in part of night, prostrate yourself before Him and magnify Him through the long night.

And prostrate yourself before His presence for some hours of the night, and glorify Him during (the rest of) the long hours of the night

Surely those ˹pagans˺ love this fleeting world, ˹totally˺ neglecting a weighty Day ahead of them.

Lo! these love fleeting life, and put behind them (the remembrance of) a grievous day.

Behold, they [who are unmindful of God] love this fleeting life, and leave behind them [all thought of] a grief-laden Day.

Undoubtedly these people love the things under feet, and has already left behind a heavy day.

Surely, these (world-mongers) love the gains that are achievable right away. And they have put behind their backs (the remembrance of) the very hard Day

It is We Who created them and perfected their ˹physical˺ form. But if We will, We can easily replace them with others.

We, even We, created them, and strengthened their frame. And when We will, We can replace them, bringing others like them in their stead.

[They will not admit to themselves that] it We who have created them and strengthened their make - and [that] if it be Our will We can replace them entirely with others of their kind.

We created them, and strengthened their joints, and when We will, We shall exchange their likes

(They do not realize that) We alone have created them and have made their every joint strong, and We can replace them whenever We may please with the people like them

Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord.

Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord.

VERILY, all this is an admonition: whoever, then, so wills, may unto his Sustainer find a way.

Undoubtedly, this is an admonition, so whoever wishes may take a way unto his Lord.

Indeed, this (Qur’an) is a Reminder. So whoever desires may adopt the way to (reach) his Lord

But you cannot will ˹to do so˺ unless Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.

But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]: for, behold, God is indeed all-seeing, wise.

And what you will, but only this Allah wills. Undoubtedly, He is All-Knowing, Wise

And you cannot wish anything yourselves except what Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise

He admits whoever He wills into His mercy. As for the wrongdoers, He has prepared for them a painful punishment

He maketh whom He will to enter His mercy, and for evil-doers hath prepared a painful doom.

He admits unto His grace everyone who wills [to be admitted]; but as for the evildoers - for them has He readied grievous suffering [in the life to come].

He causes whom He pleases to enter His mercy, and for the unjust, He has already kept prepared a painful torment

He admits whom He wills to (the circle of) His mercy, and He has prepared a grievous torment for the wrongdoers