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114. An-Naas · Mankind

The final surah seeks refuge in the Lord, King, and God of humankind against insidious whispering. By naming both jinn and human sources, it directs attention to inward vulnerability and the need for protection in moral and spiritual life.

Updated 20 October 2026Editorial review edition

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Meccan (traditional classification) · 6 verses

Editorial themes: Seeking refuge · Divine sovereignty · Whispering · Moral vigilance

English: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), public-domain translation. Arabic: Tanzil Project, Uthmani 1.1, used verbatim under its text licence. Text provenance & limitations →

A note on Arabic, English and verse numbering

Tanzil’s Arabic source includes the opening basmala with the first verse of surahs other than 9. Pickthall’s numbered translation includes it at 1:1; at other surah openings it is not repeated within the numbered English verse. This display preserves both source conventions. The Arabic is not a collection of all variant readings.

114:1 Compare translations ↗

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

114:2 Compare translations ↗

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

The King of mankind,

114:3 Compare translations ↗

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ

The God of mankind,

114:4 Compare translations ↗

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ

From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,

114:5 Compare translations ↗

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,

114:6 Compare translations ↗

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

Of the jinn and of mankind.

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