Surah An-Nas: Arabic and IPA

سُورَةُ النَّاسِ

Surah An-Nas (114)

Six ayahs with transliteration, IPA, and meaning. Word by word and tajweed notes are optional. IPA shows each ayah as read when stopping at its end.

  • 6 ayahs
  • Arabic
  • Transliteration
  • IPA

1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

Word by word

  • /qul/Say
  • /ʔaʕuːðu/I seek refuge
  • /birabbi/with the Lord of
  • /nnaːs/mankind
Transliteration

Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi n-nās

IPA

/qul ʔaʕuːðu birabbi nnaːs/

Meaning

Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind

Tajweed

  • Heavy qaf
  • Natural madd on ū
  • Doubled ba
  • Lam shamsi, ghunnah on nn
2

مَلِكِ النَّاسِ

Word by word

  • /maliki/King of
  • /nnaːs/mankind
Transliteration

Maliki n-nās

IPA

/maliki nnaːs/

Meaning

The King of mankind

Tajweed

  • Lam shamsi, ghunnah on nn
  • Madd at stop (2, 4 or 6)
3

إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ

Word by word

  • /ʔilaːhi/God of
  • /nnaːs/mankind
Transliteration

Ilāhi n-nās

IPA

/ʔilaːhi nnaːs/

Meaning

The God of mankind

Tajweed

  • Natural madd on ā (dagger alif)
  • Lam shamsi, ghunnah on nn
4

مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ

Word by word

  • /min/from
  • /ʃarri/the evil of
  • /lwaswaːsi/the whisperer
  • /lxannaːs/the withdrawer
Transliteration

Min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannās

IPA

/min ʃarri lwaswaːsi lxannaːs/

Meaning

From the evil of the whispering withdrawer

Tajweed

  • Ikhfa (min sharri)
  • Lam qamari, twice
  • Natural madd on ā
  • Ghunnah on nn in khannās
5

الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ

Word by word

  • /ʔallaðiː/who
  • /juwaswisu/whispers
  • /fiː/in
  • /sˤuduːri/the hearts of
  • /nnaːs/mankind
Transliteration

Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās

IPA

/ʔallaðiː juwaswisu fiː sˤuduːri nnaːs/

Meaning

Who whispers in the hearts of mankind

Tajweed

  • Lam shamsi (alladhī)
  • Heavy ṣād
  • Natural madd on ī and ū
  • Lam shamsi (an-nās)
6

مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Word by word

  • /mina/from among
  • /lʤinnati/the jinn
  • /wa/and
  • /nnaːs/mankind
Transliteration

Mina l-jinnati wa n-nās

IPA

/minal ʤinnati wannaːs/

Meaning

From among jinn and mankind

Tajweed

  • Lam qamari (al-jinnah)
  • Ghunnah on nn in jinnah
  • Lam shamsi (wa n-nās)
  • Madd at stop (2, 4 or 6)

IPA key for this surah

  • qقDeep k, back of the tongue
  • ʕعTight sound, mid-throat
  • ʔءGlottal stop, as in uh-oh
  • ðذth in this
  • ʃشsh in show
  • xخLike Scottish loch
  • sˤصHeavy s, mouth full
  • ʤجj in joke
  • ːمدLong vowel, 2 counts
  • nn llـّDoubled, held a beat

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