114:1
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind,
سورة الناسSurah An-Nas · Mankind
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
114:2
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢
the Sovereign of mankind[1],
Tafsir Notes
[1] i.e., the King of mankind.
114:3
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣
the God of mankind,
114:4
مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤
from the harm of the lurking whisperer[2],
Tafsir Notes
[2] Which disappears when one remembers Allah.
114:5
ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥
who whispers into the hearts of mankind,
114:6
مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦
from among jinn and mankind[3].”
Tafsir Notes
[3] Evil prompters and whisperers can be from jinn or from men.
Sources
- Mushaf text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex (Madinah), narration of Hafs from ʿAsim, in the Uthmani script.
- Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19, QuranEnc.com
- Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quran — QuranEnc.com, retrieved 2026-09-14
- Recitation: Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi (murattal), via quran.com and everyayah.com.
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