| | Arthur John Arberry rendition of Surah Man(al-Insan)
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| 76:1 | | Has there come on man a while of time when he was a thing unremembered |
| 76:2 | | We created man of a sperm-drop, a mingling, and We made him hearing, seeing |
| 76:3 | | Surely We guided him upon the way whether he be thankful or unthankful |
| 76:4 | | Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains, fetters, and a Blaze |
| 76:5 | | Surely the pious shall drink of a cup whose mixture is camphor |
| 76:6 | | a fountain whereat drink the servants of God, making it to gush forth plenteously |
| 76:7 | | They fulfil their vows, and fear a day whose evil is upon the wing |
| 76:8 | | they give food, for the love of Him, to the needy, the orphan, the captive |
| 76:9 | | 'We feed you only for the Face of God; we desire no recompense from you, no thankfulness |
| 76:10 | | for we fear from our Lord a frowning day, inauspicious |
| 76:11 | | So God has guarded them from the evil of that day, and has procured them radiancy and gladness |
| 76:12 | | and recompensed them for their patience with a Garden, and silk |
| 76:13 | | therein they shall recline upon couches, therein they shall see neither sun nor bitter cold |
| 76:14 | | near them shall be its shades, and its clusters hung meekly down |
| 76:15 | | and there shall be passed around them vessels of silver, and goblets of crystal |
| 76:16 | | crystal of silver that they have measured -- very exactly |
| 76:17 | | And therein they shall be given to drink a cup whose mixture is ginger |
| 76:18 | | therein a fountain whose name is called Salsabil |
| 76:19 | | Immortal youths shall go about them; when thou seest them, thou supposest them scattered pearls |
| 76:20 | | when thou seest them then thou seest bliss and a great kingdom |
| 76:21 | | Upon them shall be green garments of silk and brocade; they are adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord shall give them to drink a pure draught |
| 76:22 | | Behold, this is a recompense for you, and your striving is thanked. |
| 76:23 | | Surely We have sent down the Koran on thee, a sending down |
| 76:24 | | so be thou patient under the judgment of thy Lord, and obey not one of them, sinner or unbeliever |
| 76:25 | | And remember the Name of thy Lord at dawn and in the evenin |
| 76:26 | | and part of the night; bow down before Him and magnify Him through the long night |
| 76:27 | | Surely these men love the hasty world, and leave be behind them a heavy day |
| 76:28 | | We created them, and We strengthened their joints; and, when We will, We shall exchange their likes |
| 76:29 | | Surely this is a Reminder; so he who will, takes unto his Lord a way |
| 76:30 | | But you will not unless God wills; surely God is ever All-knowing, All-wise |
| 76:31 | | For He admits into His mercy whomsoever He will; as for the evildoers, He has prepared for them a painful chastisement |
