114. An-Nas
الناس“Mankind”
Although these two Surahs of the Qur'an are separate entities and are written in the Mushaf also under separate names, yet they are so deeply related mutually and their contents so closely resemble each other's that they have been designated by a common name Mu'awwidhatayn (the two Surahs in which refuge with Allah has been sought). Imam Baihaqi in Dala'il an-Nubuwwat has written that these Surahs were revealed together, that is why the combined name of both is Mu'awwidhatayn. We are writing the same one Introduction to both, for they discuss and deal with just the same matters and topics. However, they will be explained and commented on separately below.(Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Quran)
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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-nāsi
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The Sovereign of mankind,
maliki l-nāsi
إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The God of mankind,
ilāhi l-nāsi
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
From the evil of the retreating whisperer1 -
min sharri l-waswāsi l-khanāsi
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri l-nāsi
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
From among the jinn and mankind".1
mina l-jinati wal-nāsi
Arabic text: Uthmani script via Qur'an.com API v4. Translation: Sahih International. Revelation order: Egyptian Standard (Al-Azhar).