114:1 · An-NasJuz 30 · p. 604 قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ1
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ2
(2) The Sovereign of mankind,
إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ3
(3) The God of mankind,
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ4
(4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer[2016] -
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[2016]- i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ5
(5) Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ6
(6) From among the jinn and mankind".[2017]
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[2017]- Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.