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."
76:11
فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا ١١
But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.
76:12
وَجَزَاهُمْ بِمَا صَبَرُوا جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا ١٢
And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk.
76:13
مُتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا ١٣
Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will see there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold.
76:14
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَالُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا ١٤
And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility.
76:15
وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآنِيَةٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا ١٥
And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal,-