Surah Al-'Insān (The Man) in English

1. ومن الليل فاسجد له وسبحه ليلا طويلا

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   and worship Him for a watch of the night and glorify Him the night long.

   wa-mina l-layli fa-sjud lahū wa-sabbiḥhu laylan ṭawīlan

2. إن هؤلاء يحبون العاجلة ويذرون وراءهم يوما ثقيلا

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   Indeed they love this transitory life, and disregard a heavy day that is ahead of them.

   ʾinna hāʾulāʾi yuḥibbūna l-ʿājilata wa-yadharūna warāʾahum yawman thaqīlan

3. نحن خلقناهم وشددنا أسرهم وإذا شئنا بدلنا أمثالهم تبديلا

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   We created them and strengthened their joints, and We will replace them with others like them whenever We like.

   naḥnu khalaqnāhum wa-shadadnā ʾasrahum wa-ʾidhā shiʾnā baddalnā ʾamthālahum tabdīlan

4. إن هذه تذكرة فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه سبيلا

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   This is indeed a reminder. So let anyone who wishes take the way toward his Lord.

   ʾinna hādhihī tadhkiratun fa-man shāʾa ttakhadha ʾilā rabbihī sabīlan

5. وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله إن الله كان عليما حكيما

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   But you will not wish unless it is willed by Allah. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.

   wa-mā tashāʾūna ʾillā ʾan yashāʾa llāhu ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman

6. يدخل من يشاء في رحمته والظالمين أعد لهم عذابا أليما

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   He admits whomever He wishes into His mercy, and He has prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.

   yudkhilu man yashāʾu fī raḥmatihī wa-ẓ-ẓālimīna ʾaʿadda lahum ʿadhāban ʾalīman