سُورَةُ النَّاسِ
Surah An-Nas (Mankind) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah An-Nas is the 114th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “Mankind”. It has 6 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 114 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الناس |
| English meaning | Mankind |
| Number of ayahs | 6 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 21 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 604 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
About Surah An-Nas
An-Nas, "Mankind", is the final surah of the Quran and the second of the two surahs of seeking refuge. In six verses it seeks refuge in the Lord, King and God of mankind from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws — the one who whispers into people’s hearts, from among jinn and people.
In the hadith
- The Prophet ﷺ said of Al-Falaq and An-Nas that verses like them had never been seen before. (Sahih Muslim 814)
- He recited Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas before sleeping, blowing into his hands and wiping over his body. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017)
Surah An-Nas is one of the last 10 surahs of the Quran, which many Muslims memorise first and recite in daily prayers.
Read Surah An-Nas in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾
Qul a'uzu birabbin naas
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾
Malikin naas
The King of mankind,
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾
Ilaahin naas
The god of mankind,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾
Min sharril was waasil khannaas
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾
Al lazee yuwas wisu fee sudoorin naas
Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾
Minal jinnati wan naas
Of the jinn and of mankind.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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