Surah Insan



Hasn’t there been a time when man was nothing worth mention,
- Thomas Cleary
for We made man from a mixed drop, in order to test him, giving him hearing and sight.
- Thomas Cleary
We have shown him the way, whether he is grateful or ungrateful:
- Thomas Cleary
We have prepared chains, yokes, and fire for the ungrateful.
- Thomas Cleary
As for the upright, they will drink from a cup of a blend of camphor,
- Thomas Cleary
a source from which devotees of God drink, making it flow freely.
- Thomas Cleary
They fulfill vows, dreading a day whose ill is impending;
- Thomas Cleary
and they feed, for love of God, the poor, the orphan, and the captive:
- Thomas Cleary
“We are feeding you solely for the sake of God; we want no compensation from you, not even thanks.
- Thomas Cleary
“For we dread a dismal day of calamity from our Lord.”
- Thomas Cleary