سورة النَّاس
Surah Al-Nâs 114:4
The Mankind · Verse 4 of 6
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
`(That He may protect me) from the evil (of the whisperings) of the whisperer, the sneaking one.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),-
Ahmed Ali
From the evil of him who breathes temptations into the minds of men,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
"From the evil of the sneaking whisperer (the Satan),
Daryabadi
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer
Faridul Haque
“From the evil of the one who instils evil thoughts in the hearts – and stays hidden.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (devil),
Maulvi Sher Ali
`From the evil whisperings of the sneaking whisperer;
Muhammad Asad
"from the evil of the whispering, elusive tempter
Muhammad Musin Khan
From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one's heart after one remembers Allah),
Muhammad Pickthall
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
Muhammad Sarwar
against the evil of the temptations of the satans,
Muhammed ali Shakir
From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Shaitan),
Rashad Khalifa
From the evils of sneaky whisperers.
Shabbir Ahmed
From the evil of the whisperer who withdraws (after prompting one to do evil).
Commentary 114:4 Al-Khannâsالْخَنَّاسِmeans, the sneaking one, who hides, retires and shrinks after his whispering, who comes forward first and then retreats. It is one…
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
114:4 Al-Khannâsالْخَنَّاسِmeans, the sneaking one, who hides, retires and shrinks after his whispering, who comes forward first and then retreats. It is one of the names given to satan when satan acts according to the nature of a servant and follows fraudulent and crafty ways. It is named nahhas in Hebrew. In the beginning of the Bible, we read that it was nahhas who made Eve deviate from the right path. The concluding chapter of the Holy Qur’ân make it clear that this very nahhas will assume the form of Dajjâl (Anti-Christ) in the latter ages when satan and the Children of Adam will wage wars between themselves in which satan will be ultimately overpowered.