| | N J Dawood (2014) rendition of Surah Man(al-Insan)
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| 76:1 | | DOES THERE not pass over man a space of time when his life is a blank?⁴ |
| 76:2 | | We have created man from the union of the two sexes, that We may put him to the proof. We have endowed him with hearing and sigh |
| 76:3 | | and, be he thankful or oblivious of Our favours, We have shown him the right path |
| 76:4 | | For the unbelievers We have prepared chains and fetters, and a Conflagration |
| 76:5 | | But the righteous shall drink of a cup tempered at the Camphor Fountain |
| 76:6 | | a gushing spring at which the worshippers of God refresh themselves |
| 76:7 | | they who keep their vows and dread the far-flung terrors of a certain day; |
| 76:8 | | who, though they hold it dear, give sustenance to the destitute, the orphan, and the captive, saying |
| 76:9 | | We feed you for God‘s sake only; we seek of you no recompense nor thanks |
| 76:10 | | for we fear from our Lord a day of anguish and of woe |
| 76:11 | | God will deliver them from the evil of that day, and make their faces shine with joy |
| 76:12 | | He will reward them for their steadfastness with Paradise and robes of silk |
| 76:13 | | Reclining there upon soft couches, they shall feel neither the scorching heat nor the biting cold |
| 76:14 | | Trees will spread their shade around them, and fruits will hang in clusters over them |
| 76:15 | | They shall be served on silver dishes, and beakers as large as goblets |
| 76:16 | | silver goblets which they themselves shall measure |
| 76:17 | | and cups brim-full with ginger-flavoured wate |
| 76:18 | | from a fount called Salsabil |
| 76:19 | | They shall be attended by boys graced with eternal youth, who to the beholder‘s eyes will seem like sprinkled pearls |
| 76:20 | | When you gaze and gaze upon that scene, you shall behold a kingdom blissful and glorious |
| 76:21 | | They shall be arrayed in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver. Their Lord will give them pure nectar to drink |
| 76:22 | | Thus shall you be rewarded; your endeavours shall earn much thanks |
| 76:23 | | It was We who sent down to you the Koran by gradual revelation |
| 76:24 | | therefore await with patience the judgement of your Lord, and yield to none of them, sinner or blasphemer |
| 76:25 | | Remember the name of your Lord morning and evening |
| 76:26 | | in the night time bow to Him: and praise Him all night long |
| 76:27 | | Surely the unbelievers love this fleeting life too well, and leave behind them a heavy day of doom |
| 76:28 | | We created them, and endowed their limbs and joints with strength; but if We please, We can replace them by others like them |
| 76:29 | | This is indeed an Admonition. Let him that will, take the right path to his Lord |
| 76:30 | | Yet you cannot will, except by the will of God. God is omniscient and wise |
| 76:31 | | He admits into His mercy whom He will: and for the wrongdoers He has prepared a woeful punishment |
