How to Read the Quran with Understanding
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Surah 114
An-Nas
Mankind • Mecca • 6 ayahs
النَّاسِ
Recitation
Arabic Recitation
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Ayah 114:1
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ١
English translation
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
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Ayah 114:2
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ٢
English translation
The Sovereign of mankind,
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Ayah 114:3
إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ٣
English translation
The God of mankind,
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Ayah 114:4
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ٤
English translation
From the evil of the retreating whisperer1 -
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Ayah 114:5
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ٥
English translation
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
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Ayah 114:6
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ٦
English translation
From among the jinn and mankind".1
About سورۃ الناس — Surah An-Naas
Surah An-Naas (Mankind) is a Meccan chapter of the Quran with 6 ayahs. Read the complete Arabic text with Urdu tarjuma (Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari) and English translation (Sahih International) — with ayah-by-ayah links to Urdu tafseer where available.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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