Revealed in Madinah, Surah Al-Insan (The Man) focuses on human choice and the path to ultimate success. It details the creation of humans from a mixed drop and their testing with free will. The chapter paints a beautiful, detailed portrait of the righteous who feed the needy, orphans, and captives purely for the sake of God, detailing their elaborate rewards in Paradise, including silk garments, silver bracelets, and a pure drink.
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Hal ata AAala alinsani heenun mina alddahri lam yakun shayan mathkooran
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Has there come upon man a period of time when he was nothing to be mentioned
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Inna khalaqna alinsana min nutfatin amshajin nabtaleehi fajaAAalnahu sameeAAan baseeran
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We created man from a liquid mixture, to test him; and We made him hearing and seeing
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Inna hadaynahu alssabeela imma shakiran waimma kafooran
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We guided him to the way, be he appreciative or unappreciative
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Inna aAAtadna lilkafireena salasila waaghlalan wasaAAeeran
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We have prepared for the faithless chains, and yokes, and a Searing Fire
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Inna alabrara yashraboona min kasin kana mizajuha kafooran
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But the righteous will drink from a cup whose mixture is aroma
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AAaynan yashrabu biha AAibadu Allahi yufajjiroonaha tafjeeran
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A spring from which the servants of God will drink, making it gush abundantly
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Yoofoona bialnnathri wayakhafoona yawman kana sharruhu mustateeran
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They fulfill their vows, and dread a Day whose ill is widespread
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WayutAAimona alttaAAama AAala hubbihi miskeenan wayateeman waaseeran
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And they feed, for the love of Him, the poor, and the orphan, and the captive
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Innama nutAAimukum liwajhi Allahi la nureedu minkum jazaan wala shukooran
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“We only feed you for the sake of God. We want from you neither compensation, nor gratitude
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Inna nakhafu min rabbina yawman AAaboosan qamtareeran
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We dread from our Lord a frowning grim Day.”
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Fawaqahumu Allahu sharra thalika alyawmi walaqqahum nadratan wasurooran
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So God will protect them from the ills of that Day, and will grant them radiance and joy
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Wajazahum bima sabaroo jannatan wahareeran
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And will reward them for their patience with a Garden and silk
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Muttakieena feeha AAala alaraiki la yarawna feeha shamsan wala zamhareeran
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Reclining therein on the thrones; experiencing therein neither sun, nor frost
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Wadaniyatan AAalayhim thilaluha wathullilat qutoofuha tathleelan
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Its shade hovering over them, and its fruit brought low within reach
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Wayutafu AAalayhim bianiyatin min fiddatin waakwabin kanat qawareera
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Passing around them are vessels of silver, and cups of crystal
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Qawareera min fiddatin qaddarooha taqdeeran
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Crystal of silver—they measured them exactly
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Wayusqawna feeha kasan kana mizajuha zanjabeelan
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They will be served therein with a cup whose flavor is Zanjabeel
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AAaynan feeha tusamma salsabeelan
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A spring therein named Salsabeel
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Wayatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona itha raaytahum hasibtahum luluan manthooran
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Passing among them are eternalized youths. If you see them, you would think them sprinkled pearls
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Waitha raayta thamma raayta naAAeeman wamulkan kabeeran
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Wherever you look, you see bliss, and a vast kingdom