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A. J. Arberry

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76 Al-'Insān ٱلْإِنْسَان

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

76:1 هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا
76:1 Has there come on man a while of time when he was a thing unremembered? - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:2 إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا
76:2 We created man of a sperm-drop, a mingling, and We made him hearing, seeing. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:3 إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا
76:3 Surely We guided him upon the way whether he be thankful or unthankful. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:4 إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ سَلَـٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَـٰلًا وَسَعِيرًا
76:4 Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains, fetters, and a Blaze. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:5 إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا
76:5 Surely the pious shall drink of a cup whose mixture is camphor, - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:6 عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا
76:6 a fountain whereat drink the servants of God, making it to gush forth plenteously. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:7 يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا
76:7 They fulfil their vows, and fear a day whose evil is upon the wing; - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:8 وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا
76:8 they give food, for the love of Him, to the needy, the orphan, the captive: - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:9 إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا
76:9 'We feed you only for the Face of God; we desire no recompense from you, no thankfulness; - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:10 إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا
76:10 for we fear from our Lord a frowning day, inauspicious. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:11 فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا
76:11 So God has guarded them from the evil of that day, and has procured them radiancy and gladness, - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:12 وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا
76:12 and recompensed them for their patience with a Garden, and silk; - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:13 مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا
76:13 therein they shall recline upon couches, therein they shall see neither sun nor bitter cold; - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:14 وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا
76:14 near them shall be its shades, and its clusters hung meekly down, - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:15 وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠
76:15 and there shall be passed around them vessels of silver, and goblets of crystal, - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:16 قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا
76:16 crystal of silver that they have measured -- very exactly. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:17 وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا
76:17 And therein they shall be given to drink a cup whose mixture is ginger, - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:18 عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا
76:18 therein a fountain whose name is called Salsabil. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:19 ۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا
76:19 Immortal youths shall go about them; when thou seest them, thou supposest them scattered pearls, - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:20 وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا
76:20 when thou seest them then thou seest bliss and a great kingdom. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:21 عَـٰلِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ ۖ وَحُلُّوٓا۟ أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا
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. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:22 إِنَّ هَـٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَآءً وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُم مَّشْكُورًا
76:22 Behold, this is a recompense for you, and your striving is thanked.' - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:23 إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا
76:23 Surely We have sent down the Koran on thee, a sending down; - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:24 فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا
76:24 so be thou patient under the judgment of thy Lord, and obey not one of them, sinner or unbeliever. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:25 وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
76:25 And remember the Name of thy Lord at dawn and in the evening - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:26 وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَٱسْجُدْ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا
76:26 and part of the night; bow down before Him and magnify Him through the long night. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:27 إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا
76:27 Surely these men love the hasty world, and leave be behind them a heavy day. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:28 نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا
76:28 We created them, and We strengthened their joints; and, when We will, We shall exchange their likes. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:29 إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
76:29 Surely this is a Reminder; so he who will, takes unto his Lord a way. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:30 وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
76:30 But you will not unless God wills; surely God is ever All-knowing, All-wise. - A. J. Arberry (English)

76:31 يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا
76:31 For He admits into His mercy whomsoever He will; as for the evildoers, He has prepared for them a painful chastisement. - A. J. Arberry (English)