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An-Nas 4

Ayah 4 of 6 · Meccan

مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤

From the evil of the retreating whisperer1 -

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مِنFrommin
  2. شَرِّ(the) evilsharri
  3. ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ(of) the whispererl-waswāsi
  4. ٱلۡخَنَّاسِthe one who withdrawsl-khanāsi

Tafsir

“From the evils of Satan who whispers to the human when he is neglectful of the remembrance of Allah, or delays in it when he remembers.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran