Surat an-Nas (Mankind) is the 114th and last sura of the Qur'an. It is a brief 6-verse invocation, asking God for protection from Satan. It is a Makkan sura.
It and Surat al-Falaq are together termed the mu'awwidhatayn; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. There is a sunna tradition of reading it over the sick or before sleeping.
Its text, in Pickthall's translation, is as follows:
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
- Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
- The King of mankind,
- The God of mankind,
- From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
- Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,
- Of the jinn and of mankind.
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Qur'an - An Nas (English)
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