Surah An-Nas (114): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Surah An-Nas in the authentic hadiths

• ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Have you not seen the verses revealed tonight, the like of which has never been seen? “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak” and “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind”” (Sahih Muslim, 814).
• Every night before sleeping, the Prophet ﷺ would cup his hands, blow into them while reciting Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, then wipe them over his body, doing this three times (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5017).

Full text of Surah An-Nas, verse by verse

Every verse is given in Arabic (Uthmani script), in transliteration and in English. To hear it recited, open our Quran audio page and choose this surah; the rules of recitation are explained on our tajweed page.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾

Qul a'uzu birabbin naas

1 Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾

Malikin naas

2 The Sovereign of mankind.

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾

Ilaahin naas

3 The God of mankind,

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾

Min sharril was waasil khannaas

4 From the evil of the retreating whisperer -

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾

Al lazee yuwas wisu fee sudoorin naas

5 Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Minal jinnati wan naas

6 From among the jinn and mankind."

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.