| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah Man(al-Insan)
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| 76:1 | | 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 |
| 76:1 | | 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 |
| 76:2 | | 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 |
| 76:2 | | 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 |
| 76:3 | | Verily, We have shown him the way: [and it rests with him to prove himself] either grateful or ungrateful |
| 76:3 | | Verily, We have shown him the way: [and it rests with him to prove himself] either grateful or ungrateful |
| 76:4 | | [Now,] behold, for those who deny the truth We have readied chains and shackles, and a blazing flam |
| 76:4 | | [Now,] behold, for those who deny the truth We have readied chains and shackles, and a blazing flam |
| 76:5 | | [whereas,] behold, the truly virtuous shall drink from a cup flavoured with the calyx of sweet-smelling flowers |
| 76:5 | | [whereas,] behold, the truly virtuous shall drink from a cup flavoured with the calyx of sweet-smelling flowers |
| 76:6 | | a source [of bliss] whereof God's servants shall drink, seeing it flow in a flow abundant |
| 76:6 | | a source [of bliss] whereof God's servants shall drink, seeing it flow in a flow abundant |
| 76:7 | | [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 |
| 76:7 | | [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 |
| 76:8 | | and who give food - however great be their own want of it - unto the needy, and the orphan, and the captive |
| 76:8 | | and who give food - however great be their own want of it - unto the needy, and the orphan, and the captive |
| 76:9 | | [saying, in their hearts,] "We feed you for the sake of God alone: we desire no recompense from you, nor thanks |
| 76:9 | | [saying, in their hearts,] "We feed you for the sake of God alone: we desire no recompense from you, nor thanks |
| 76:10 | | behold, we stand in awe of our Sustainer's judgment on a distressful, fateful Day!" |
| 76:10 | | behold, we stand in awe of our Sustainer's judgment on a distressful, fateful Day!" |
| 76:11 | | And so, God will preserve them from the woes of that Day, and will bestow on them brightness and joy |
| 76:11 | | And so, God will preserve them from the woes of that Day, and will bestow on them brightness and joy |
| 76:12 | | and will reward them for all their patience in adversity with a garden [of bliss] and with [garments of] silk |
| 76:12 | | and will reward them for all their patience in adversity with a garden [of bliss] and with [garments of] silk |
| 76:13 | | In that [garden] they will on couches recline, and will know therein neither [burning] sun nor cold severe |
| 76:13 | | In that [garden] they will on couches recline, and will know therein neither [burning] sun nor cold severe |
| 76:14 | | since its [blissful] shades will come down low over them, and low will hang down its clusters of fruit, most easy to reach |
| 76:14 | | since its [blissful] shades will come down low over them, and low will hang down its clusters of fruit, most easy to reach |
| 76:15 | | And they will be waited upon with vessels of silver and goblets that will [seem to] be crystal &ndash |
| 76:15 | | And they will be waited upon with vessels of silver and goblets that will [seem to] be crystal &ndash |
| 76:16 | | crystal-like, [but] of silver - the measure whereof they alone will determine |
| 76:16 | | crystal-like, [but] of silver - the measure whereof they alone will determine |
| 76:17 | | And in that [paradise] they will be given to drink of a cup flavoured with ginger |
| 76:17 | | And in that [paradise] they will be given to drink of a cup flavoured with ginger |
| 76:18 | | [derived from] a source [to be found] therein, whose name is "Seek Thy Way" |
| 76:18 | | [derived from] a source [to be found] therein, whose name is "Seek Thy Way" |
| 76:19 | | And immortal youths will wait upon them: when thou seest them, thou wouldst deem them to be scattered pearls |
| 76:19 | | And immortal youths will wait upon them: when thou seest them, thou wouldst deem them to be scattered pearls |
| 76:20 | | and when thou seest [anything that is] there thou wilt see [only] bliss and a realm transcenden |
| 76:20 | | and when thou seest [anything that is] there thou wilt see [only] bliss and a realm transcenden |
| 76:21 | | Upon those [blest] will be garments of green silk and brocade; and they will be adorned with bracelets of silver. And their Sustainer will give them to drink of a drink most pure |
| 76:21 | | Upon those [blest] will be garments of green silk and brocade; and they will be adorned with bracelets of silver. And their Sustainer will give them to drink of a drink most pure |
| 76:22 | | [And they will be told:] "Verily, all this is your reward since Your endeavour [in life] has met [God's] goodly acceptance!" |
| 76:22 | | [And they will be told:] "Verily, all this is your reward since Your endeavour [in life] has met [God's] goodly acceptance!" |
| 76:23 | | 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 |
| 76:23 | | 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 |
| 76:24 | | 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 |
| 76:24 | | 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 |
| 76:25 | | and bear in mind thy Sustainer's name at morn and evenin |
| 76:25 | | and bear in mind thy Sustainer's name at morn and evenin |
| 76:26 | | and during some of the night, and prostrate thyself before Him, and extol His limitless glory throughout the long night |
| 76:26 | | and during some of the night, and prostrate thyself before Him, and extol His limitless glory throughout the long night |
| 76:27 | | Behold, they [who are unmindful of God] love this fleeting life, and leave behind them [all thought of] a grief-laden Day |
| 76:27 | | Behold, they [who are unmindful of God] love this fleeting life, and leave behind them [all thought of] a grief-laden Day |
| 76:28 | | [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 |
| 76:28 | | [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 |
| 76:29 | | VERILY, all this is an admonition: whoever, then, so wills, may unto his Sustainer find a way |
| 76:29 | | VERILY, all this is an admonition: whoever, then, so wills, may unto his Sustainer find a way |
| 76:30 | | But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]: for, behold, God is indeed all-seeing, wise |
| 76:30 | | But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]: for, behold, God is indeed all-seeing, wise |
| 76:31 | | 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] |
| 76:31 | | 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] |
