Humans al-Nās ( الناس )

6 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with the mention of God as the Lord of Humans and teaches one to seek refuge in Him from the whisperings of Satan and those of evil jinn and people. It takes its name from the word “people” or “mankind” (al-nās) which recurs throughout the surah. This is another surah commonly used as an invocation against evil.«
The surah is also known as: All People, Humankind, Mankind, People, The Men.

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Transliteration: bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmⁱ

Translation: In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

1

قُل أَعوذُ بِرَبِّ النّاسِ

Transliteration

qul ʾaʿūdhu bi-rabbi n-nāsⁱ

Translation

Say, ‘I seek the protection of the Lord of humans,

2

مَلِكِ النّاسِ

Transliteration

maliki n-nāsⁱ

Translation

Sovereign of humans,

3

إِلٰهِ النّاسِ

Transliteration

ʾilāhi n-nāsⁱ

Translation

God of humans,

4

مِن شَرِّ الوَسواسِ الخَنّاسِ

Transliteration

min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannāsⁱ

Translation

from the evil of the sneaky tempter

5

الَّذي يُوَسوِسُ في صُدورِ النّاسِ

Transliteration

^alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nāsⁱ

Translation

who puts temptations into the breasts of humans,

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مِنَ الجِنَّةِ وَالنّاسِ

Transliteration

mina l-jinnati wa-n-nāsi

Translation

from among the jinn and humans.’