هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئًا مَذْكُورًا ١
Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he was nothing - (not even) mentioned?
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
76:2
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا ٢
Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.
76:3
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا ٣
We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will).
76:4
إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ سَلَاسِلَ وَأَغْلَالًا وَسَعِيرًا ٤
For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and a blazing Fire.
76:5
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا ٥
As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,-
76:6
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ٦
A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance.
76:7
يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًا ٧
They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide.
76:8
وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا ٨
And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,-
76:9
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا ٩
(Saying),"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.
76:10
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا ١٠
"We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord."