الناس

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ 1

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ 2

The Sovereign of mankind,

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ 3

The God of mankind,

مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ 4

From the evil of the retreating whisperer[2016] -

Translation notes

[2016] i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.

ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ 5

Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ 6

From among the jinn and mankind."[2017]

Translation notes

[2017] Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.